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SimpleChurch

  1. To be simple is to be great ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson. 8:01 AM Jan 24th via HootSuite
  2. Out of complexity, find simplicity ~ Albert Einstein. 4:00 PM Jan 23rd via HootSuite
  3. The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak ~ Hans Hofmann. 8:01 AM Jan 23rd via HootSuite
  4. Build lives. That is what ministry is all about. 4:00 PM Jan 22nd via HootSuite
  5. Most churches are vague about their ministry process, either because they do not have one or because it is loosely defined. 8:00 AM Jan 22nd via HootSuite
  6. Focus requires saying yes to the best and no to everything else. How is your church's focus? 4:00 PM Jan 21st via HootSuite
  7. It isn't enough to talk about vision and ministry process from the pulpit. It must be lived out by leaders. 8:00 AM Jan 21st via HootSuite
  8. Most people today suffer from information overload. Be sure the description of your ministry process is simple and brief. 4:01 PM Jan 20th via HootSuite
  9. Ministry schizophrenia often occurs when churches attempt to blend multiple church models into one. 8:01 AM Jan 20th via HootSuite
  10. Congested churches and stagnant believers are the antithesis of God's plan. 4:00 PM Jan 19th via HootSuite
  11. Measuring your ministry results isn't everything, but it helps bring clarity, evaluation, and realignment. 8:01 AM Jan 19th via HootSuite
  12. Whatever your strategy is with new believers, have a strategy! Discipleship must be intentional. 4:00 PM Jan 18th via HootSuite
  13. Churches committed to alignment implement the same simple process for each ministry. 8:01 AM Jan 18th via HootSuite
  14. If you're asking people to connect relationally to people who do not know God, you must lead by example. 4:00 PM Jan 17th via HootSuite
  15. When new leaders are hired or recruited, be sure they believe wholeheartedly in your simple process. 8:01 AM Jan 17th via HootSuite
  16. The more you involve other leaders in the design of the simple process, the easier it will be to unite them around it. 4:00 PM Jan 16th via HootSuite
  17. People within a church must know the process because they are integral to fulfilling it. 8:01 AM Jan 16th via HootSuite
  18. Church leaders must define more than the purpose; they must also define the process. 4:00 PM Jan 15th via HootSuite
  19. Measurement proves the process is more than a new fad or down-loadable strategy. 8:00 AM Jan 15th via HootSuite
  20. If you want your church to see the simple ministry process, you should illustrate it visually. 4:00 PM Jan 14th via HootSuite