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Discerning and Embedding Core Values
You can tell what's important to a church by looking at the congregation's budget and their calendar. Values are what's really important ... and values drive our behaviors. Helping churches discern their values, and helping them live into values that are more the ideal is the topic of this week's episode. Join Drs. Kris and Bill as they explore how churches can discern their values and embed them in the congregation's behaviors.View
Developing True Teams
Committees or Teams? The "team" buzz word of the last five or ten years doesn't seem to have infected the church much. A committee by any other name is still a committee - and in today's real world, committees are so, well, "yesterday." In this episode, Drs. Bill and Kris take on the task of helping your church develop authentic teams that function well enough to get the job done. View
Developing Bedrock Beliefs
Ever notice how often churches seem to split over theological issues? Occasionally a "little" issue will frustrate a church, but it's those big issues like abortion, alcohol, homosexuality, political stances, and so on that divide the church right down the middle. In this episode, Drs. Kris and Bill will drill down to the root cause of these conflicts ... beliefs ... and offer so thoughts on how churches can bullet-proof themselves from these kinds of issues by developing their BedrockView
Reaching Men
You may have noticed the slew of books that have been released over the past year or two on why men don't do church. And though there are a lot of reasons why they don't, it's not a new problem. Even St. Augustine complained that there were more women than men in church! So, how can the church reach men - or is it even possible? Join Drs. Bill and Kris for this perhaps not-so-politically-correct topic ... just in time for Father's Day!View
Church Marketing
According to the research, the average USAmerican is exposed to over 3,000 advertising impressions every day - and our personal opinion is that the research is conservative. In today's world, effective commercial marketing for most churches is out of reach. Indeed, it's said that unless a church is willing to invest $25,000 on a single campaign, the chances of serious marketing success is slim. In this episode, Drs. Kris and Bill Tenny-Brittian will explore effective ways to market the local chuView
Developing Personal Mission
It's one thing to have a church mission statement. It's quite another to know your own, and yet there are many church leaders who are desperately trying to "fit in" with where their church is going, only to be frustrated and not knowing why. Knowing your personal mission helps to clarify your calling ... and just as importantly, allows you to be clear about your part in the church's mission. Audio Only View
Missionally Aligning Staff
Multiple staff churches have some unique issues. It's one thing to get the congregational leaders on board with the direction of the church, it's sometimes quite another to get staff on board. In this episode, Drs. Kris and Bill explore how to get your staff aligned to your mission. Audio Only View
Customizing Preaching for Mission Targeted Worship Options
Traditional preaching is great for teaching and reaching the people-of-the-pews who were raised in the church. However, if you want to teach and reach those in your community who may not have been in church all their lives, or if you want to communicate effectively with a particular segment of your community, this is the episode for you. Drs. Bill and Kris will explore how to customize your preaching to reach your missional target. Audio Only View
What the Church Can Learn from Church Planters
Live from Exponential 2009 in Orlando, Florida. Churches today are being confronted with the changing culture and in many cases feel helpless in coping with the changes. Church planters face these changes every day and have learned volumes about how to deal with those changes. This week Drs. Bill and Kris will plumb the depths of the nation's largest church planting and transformation conference to bring you the best practices that you can use in your congregation. Audio Only View
Developing Mission
It's one thing to know what your church's mission is, but it's a whole other realm to put that into action. In fact, most churches have a file in some dusty file cabinet marked "Mission" where all their hard (and sometimes painful) work is kept from the light of day. This week Drs. Bill and Kris will help you get that mission statement out of the dark and into practice in your church. Audio Only View