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Church Growth 101 -Bob Whitesel DMin PhD - Leadership.church
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Church Growth 101 -Bob Whitesel DMin PhD - Leadership.church

Easy-to-follow steps & real-life examples of how to apply “The 4 Principles of Church Growth” by a leading authority
Last updated 1/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • Church Growth Leadership for Staff, Pastors and Volunteers.
  • Discover the 4 areas of church growth & how to plan for each.
  • Balance a church's inward & outward focus by discovering needs in the community & matching them to ministries your church can offer.
  • Empower teams, committees, prayer groups, Bible study groups, Sunday schools and other types of smaller groups to serve those inside and outside the church
  • Learn the goal of the church (Matt. 28:18-20) & 3 effective ways to measure it.
  • Discover how to make a congregation “new-friendly,” by fostering new-friendly atmospheres in worship, programming and attendees.

Course content

8 sections6 lectures53m total length
  • Video Introduction1:19

    This is a welcome to Church Growth 101 in which Dr. Whitesel explains the course content. He also discusses his expertise in church growth including two earned doctorates from Fuller Theological Seminary, having received both Donald McGavran Awards and emerging as an award-winning author of hundreds of articles and over a dozen books.

Requirements

  • No requirements, this is an introductory course. But it is still packed with ideas you can apply today to lead a church to health and growth.

Description

Award-winning church growth expert and author, Bob Whitesel D.Min., Ph.D. in his energetic and insightful style, explains “The 4 Church Growth Principles (Laws)” that grow healthy and flourishing churches. Dr. Whitesel gives easy-to-follow steps and multiple real-life examples of how to apply each step in your church.   

By the end of this course the student will be able to:

  • Balance your church's inward and outward focus by discovering needs in the community and matching them to ministries your church can offer.

  • Discover how to empower teams, committees, prayer groups, Bible study groups, Sunday school classes and other types of smaller groups to serve those inside and outside the church.

  • Learn the biblical "goal" of the church (Matt. 28:18-20) and three effective ways to measure it.

  • Discover how to make a congregation “new-friendly,” by fostering new-friendly atmospheres in worship, programming and attendees.

Who this course is for:

  • Church staff, church volunteers, pastors, denominational leaders, students, etc.