Recently I was honored to sit down with a pastor and church board and one of the topics of conversation had to do with taking a look at the community around the church. Something that jumped out at the men around the table was that the number of single moms was higher than the national average. The board rightly asked, “What is being done for them? What can we do to minister to these single moms?”
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The last post about church vibrancy dealt with a consideration of the roadblocks that can get in the way of a church experiencing vibrancy. We now need to begin to take a careful look at those standing to our right and left inside the walls of the congregation to take an inventory of our gifts, strengths and talents. God believes in your congregation and has placed within you all that is needed to make a difference in your community.
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Few things are more frustrating to your vacation plans than traveling on an interstate when traffic is at a stand still. We envision ourselves traveling over 70mph but the speedometer reads “0.” It usually isn’t until someone ahead either moves or someone works to remove the roadblock that the traffic will begin to flow again.
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Foundational to every congregation who might consider their desire to be a Vibrant Church is the issue of life or death. In order to be a Vibrant Church the commitment to be Vibrant must override everything else within the confines of the gospel.
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