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It's More Than a Game - Reaching Men Today
Super Bowl Sunday is only a few weeks away, an event that is nearly as holy and festive as Christmas and Easter to many men ... if not to most men. Getting men interested, yet alone involved, in church is one of the most difficult tasks facing the church. In this episode, Drs. Bill and Kris step gingerly onto this sacred ground to share what's working ... and what's not ... in reaching men today.View
Leveraging the Church Year
The church has it's own "calendar" that is almost antithetical to the cultural calendar. In fact, many church leaders have abandoned the church year in favor of the calendar year. And though they have some excellent reasons for doing so, there can be significant value in revisiting the church's ancient heritage. In this episode, Drs. Kris and Bill explore how to connect the church year with the cultural year without doing violence to either.View
Developing Leaders for Ministry
Developing Leaders for Ministry. We’ve never found a church who complained they had too many leaders … in fact, the opposite is the rule. But what can you do when 20 percent are doing 80 percent of ministry and the 20 percenters are tired? In this episode, Drs. Bill and Kris provide guidance for discovering the hidden leadership well in your congregation. This episode includes material from Bill T-B and Bill Easum's upcoming book on staffing for the effective church (to be released in 2012 by Baker Books). View
Seeker Sensitivity Without Member Insensitivity
Over the past several decades, there's been a lot of talk about seeker sensitivity in churches. From "Seeker Focused" to "Seeker Sensitive," what's the best way to be hospitable to guests? And can you do that without alienating those already attending the church? This episode will look at the ins and outs of the seeker sensitivity movement.View
Adult Bible Study Curriculum Made Easy ... Really Easy
Discovering the Discovery Questions. How much time does it take your small group leaders to get prepare for their next session? What if they could skip the study part and just spend their prep time in real-time prayer for the group? In this episode, Drs. Bill and Kris introduce the five discovery questions that make Bible study a snap!View
Turn First-Time Visitors into Returning Guests
Let's say you get a half-dozen first-time visitors walk through your doors at any given worship service. How many of them are returning next week? If you're not keeping over 50% of them, there's a problem and it's probably one of two things. It could be you're not offering what they're looking for in terms of experiential worship. The other problem, which is VERY common is that your follow-up isn't effective. How do you get contact information from your guests and what do you do with it once you get it? That's the topic of this episode of Church-Talk Live.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 Bedrock Beliefs.View
Building Expected Behaviors
The keystone to both avoiding and resolving church conflicts is the development, adoption, and implementation of a congregational covenant of behaviors - better known as Expected Behaviors. We've called it the Missing Link in the church's DNA. In this episode, Drs. Bill and Kris will explore why Expected Behaviors are necessary and offer the steps for building them into your congregation.View
Multiplying Small Groups
Can’t find leaders for your upcoming small groups? It might not be that you have a lack of leaders, but that you need a different way to raise them up. In this episode, Drs. Bill and Kris introduce a leadership development plan that can bring your small groups explosive growth.View
Mentoring Faith Development
There’s more to developing faith than listening to sermons and reading a book. And though there’s been a lot of talk about mentoring for spiritual development, there’s a paucity of how-to information. In this episode, Drs. Bill and Kris tackle the tough task of helping faith take root and bloom.View