Discipleship as a Contact Sport You don’t become a growing, maturing disciple of Jesus by reading a book or attending a class anymore than you become a proficient swimmer without getting in the water or soccer player without kicking the ball around or baseball player without practicing catching, throwing and batting. This unit explores effective [...]
Invitational Hospitality We exist to engage our communities and help people discover God’s love for them. Invitational hospitality is the starting point for living into this function. It is all about making relational connections through the ministries of the church out in the community, paying close attention to the activities we engage in and the tools we use to demonstrate [...]
Interpersonal Hospitality Interpersonal Hospitality refers to the level and quality of relational connections within the congregation. This dimension of hospitality reminds us of the value experienced and the support needed through the congregation to create this sense of community. Download Resource Return to member area
Time Management This Leadership Skill Builder unit is focused on providing some very practical suggestions to manage your time more effectively and make sure the important stuff gets done. Download Resource Return to member area
Intentional Hospitality Intentional Hospitality refers to the practices of members and the congregation in making relational connections with people they don’t know. Guiding Principle: People who visit a church return and/or stay connected because they are engaged as friends and feel like they could fit into this congregation. Download Resource Return to member [...]
Creating a Hospitality System A Hospitality System is just that: a system that provides intentional expressions of welcome, acceptance, love, caring, connections with believers, and a sense of belonging. A system is a set of interconnecting parts (activities, behaviors) that work together for a common goal. The goal of a hospitality system is to extend to others the warm welcome [...]
Guest Follow-Up Whether or not someone who is a guest at your worship experience returns for a second time or becomes a regular contributing participant in your ministry is largely determined by the experience that person has as your guest and how your congregation engages them following their time with you. This leadership unit will focus on the [...]
Paragraph 202 in the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church describes the function of the local church as: a strategic base from which Christians move out to the structures of society…to minister to persons in the community where the church is located… Deep down inside of us we know that the church is [...]
Most of us have decided at some point to try to accomplish something. New Year’s Resolutions are a classic example: • I’m going to lose some weight this year • I’m going to go to start working out In the church world we say things like: • We want to grow worship participation by 10% [...]
Life is full of problems. The dishwasher stops working. The car won’t start. Your favorite employee just turned in her notice. Worship attendance is declining. Participation in Children’s Ministry is at an alltime low. A handful of attendees don’t like the changes you made to worship. You get the idea. Life and ministry are full [...]
