The Practical Church Newsletter: on church planting, financial systems, and reasons people are no longer coming to church
2 QUOTES FROM MINISTRY LEADERS
I. Tim Chester on church planting:
“Every church should be a church planting church… it is not just for those that have a special interest or capacity. Just as every believer is called to be a missionary, so every church is a church-planting church.”
II. Matt Chandler on churches planting churches:
“Churches that plant churches experience loss and gospel goodbyes that are awful and beautiful, right and good.”
1 CHURCH PLANTING IDEA FROM US
Having proper financial systems in place is crucial to the integrity of your church, as well as for your church’s protection. In order to ensure money is being handled properly, you must make sure you have theese three financial systems in place:
Online Giving
Who/How to handle offering
Systems of financial accountability
1 INTERESTING FACT
Vatican City has the highest crime rate in the world! With a population around 500 people and a little over one crime per day, the Vatican crime rate is above 100 percent, per capita. Although the fact is shocking it should be remembered that the Vatican is about one square mile in size, and has nearly 20 million visitors annually. Most of the crimes are pickpockets, purse snatching and other petty offenses done by outsiders.
ON THE PODCAST THIS WEEK
We all know the discouragement of people no longer coming to our churches. In this episode, we share six reasons in particular that often lead to people no longer coming (and what you can do about it).
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P.S. There’s nothing like an excited cow.