Nine Thoughts on Church Splits
2015年3月9日 · The negative community impact of a church split is great and enduring. I have done interviews of community members where a church that split is located. The merchants and residents often say, “Oh that’s the church that fought all the time until it split.” The majority of church splits focus on the pastor.
Twenty Five Silly Things Church Members Fight Over
2015年11月11日 · Some church members left the church because one church member hid the vacuum cleaner from them. It resulted in a major fight and split (Thus the Second Electrolux Church was born.). An argument over whether to have gluten-free communion bread or not (I thought gluteny was a sin.).
Revitalization After a Church Split
2017年11月30日 · Church splits are often nasty. Trying to pastor a church after a split is heard. Trying to revitalize one after a split is even harder. Today, we offer some tips for revitalization in the wake of a church split. Today’s Listener Question: FROM J.B. I’ve recently taken a pastorate at a church that went through a nasty split.
Nine Thoughts on Church Splits
2019年4月5日 · The negative community impact of a church split is great and enduring. The majority of church splits focus on the pastor. Church splits typically originate from power groups in the church. Some church members have actually been a part of several church splits. Church splits are typically preceded by inactive church members becoming active members.
One Key Reason Why Church Consultations Fail
2024年1月8日 · The church had gone from two servces on Sunday morning to three services and a midweek service. The third service on Sunday morning and the midweek service were dropped from the church’s service schedule. The church split would have other effects. Seven years later the church was no longer self-supporting and was heavily in debt.
Six Perspectives on Dual Church Membership
2016年8月1日 · I split my tithes between the 3 churches and I serve all 3. In my home church, I am still the Executive Admin, In My new church I serve as an online moderator and I am a leader of a group and my in-person church I help with feeding the elderly and sometimes teach children’s church. I plan to do more with the church as soon as we change locations.
The Global Methodist Church: These Things I Pray
2024年1月29日 · An amazing development in world Christianity is the formation of the Global Methodist Church. Indeed, this story is one of the most important stories of global and American Christianity in many years. In the United States alone, there are thousands of Global Methodist churches in all 50 states. But, as the name indicates, it is truly a global movement. Churches …
Seven Trends in Church Names
2014年4月23日 · For example, a group of people split from the Harmony Church after an ugly church fight, and took on the new name of Greater Harmony Church. I would love to hear your thoughts on church names. I also hope some of you can share some interesting and, perhaps, humorous church names of which you are aware. Posted on April 23, 2014
Should We Change the Name of Our Church?
2019年8月8日 · Changing the name of a church is NOT a silver bullet for growth but too many churches act like it’s supposed to be. The five perspectives we discuss are: Yes. The current name of the church has a terrible reputation. No. You should reclaim the name and redeem its purpose and presence in the community. Yes. The name is confusing. No.
Fourteen Key Reasons for the Breakdown of Church Unity
2015年5月13日 · Self-serving church members. Some church members insist on getting their way for everything from worship style to the order of the worship service. Biblical church membership, however, is selfless and more concerned about others. Lack of prayer. A church that does not pray together is likely to fragment into special interest groups.