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| The following is an excerpt from High-Capacity Leaders for the Long Haul: How to Develop a Sustainable Ministry for Building and Releasing Marketplace Leaders |
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It doesn't take long to get a job at Heartland Community Church.
New members or attendees who are ready to get involved with the Rockford, IL congregation learn about their spiritual gifts during a 4-hour "Get in the Game" seminar--but they leave with much more than knowledge.
"We tell them at the beginning of the seminar, 'When you leave here tonight,
you will leave with a place to serve,' " says Gordy Smith, Heartland’s
pastor of adult ministries.
During the seminar, each ministry leader at Heartland gives an overview of their
initiatives, and participants sign up on the spot for a ministry. The church
experiences a 95% "engagement rate"--people who leave that night with
a ministry task and team.
"Sometimes it seems the more you know about spiritual gifts,
the more hurdles there are to actually using them and serving," says
Heartland directional leader Mark Bankord. "The path to true understanding
is a serving path, not a learning path. You have to serve somewhere."
Heartland’s streamlined approach illustrates a benchmark of churches that
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Canada's Foreign-born Population Increases
New census numbers now show a surge in immigration, with one in five people in Canada now foreign-born. Statistics Canada says the proportion of foreign-born people from Asian and Middle Eastern countries has outstripped those of European heritage . . .
Important Greetings Still Go Snail-Mail
Even though online card volume is soaring, the Greeting Card Association says 20 paper cards are sent for every e-card. You can send an online card literally at the last minute, they’re often free, and they don’t require paper . . .
Libraries Alive and Well
Internet users were more than twice as likely to patronize libraries as non-Internet users, according to a recent Pew Internet Study. The younger population aged 18 to 30, tagged as the "tech-loving" Generation Y, was most likely to use libraries to get problem-solving information and for general purposes . . .
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Church Healthcare Network Launches Site
ECHO (Empowering Church Healthcare Outreach), a non-profit group founded in 2007 for churches that are exploring healthcare in their community as a ministry opportunity, recently went live with its new website (www.echohealthnetwork.org) . . .
Leadership Network Adds Board Members
Leadership Network recently added Jane Nelson and Terry Knutson to its board . . . |
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Church Planters Gathering at Evolve
The ChurchPlanters.com Evolve Conference is planned for February 18-19 at Mountain Lake Church in Cummings (Atlanta), GA. Speakers include Bill Cornelius, Darrin Patrick, Mark Batterson, Steven Furtick and Shawn Lovejoy
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