Resources for Church Health
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Foundations of Faith: a teaching series on the 16 fundamental truths of the Assemblies of God. Geared to adults. There are also versions for kids, youth, and for use as family devotions.
RightNow Media - AR pastors and ministers, you can personally have a free RightNow Media account (for the use of you and your family - click here for more information). It is full of resources for books, videos, sermon ideas, teaching series, and more. If you like what you see, we urge you to sign up your church for a subscription.
Resource Subject: MEN
In the church today, many men find themselves confused about what it actually means to be a man. Our culture does little to help. The result is a generation of men who struggle to embrace their responsibilities, roles, and the purpose for which God created them.
In this series, Mark Batterson, highlights seven virtues of manhood to offer clear insight into what it means to be a faithful man of God. Keying in on the story of the martyr Polycarp, Mark teaches through engaging stories to inspire men towards biblical discipleship that can transform the generations to come. Each lesson provides practical truths for immediate application so that men everywhere can be the brothers, husbands, fathers, and leaders God created them to be. https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/content/details/229917
Resource Subject: SMALL GROUPS
Turning to RightNow Media again, check out the resources for small groups. With material for women, men, singles, and other small groups you may have in your church, you will find books, videos, teaching series and more aimed at successful small group ministry. https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/library/130
AG.ORG - There are many resources on the Assemblies of God national website. Below we are featuring one of our fundamental beliefs - Divine Healing. General Superintendent Doug Clay says of this, “Wherever Jesus went, He ministered with compassion and healed the sick. Christ’s example showed an interconnection with salvation as many believed following their healing. Our Lord continues to heal today and it is vital that the church preach, teach and practice this biblical truth. Scriptures command believers to pray in faith and trust God for the outcome. Learn more about the doctrine of Divine Healing by visiting the various resources available…, including teaching and small group material.” You will also find sermon and video links at https://ag.org/Beliefs/Our-Core-Doctrines/Divine-Healing
Church Health Assessment Tool
Having your finger on the pulse of church health is an important discipline for every church leader. But it’s difficult to gather much more than anecdotal feedback from those closest to you. Now you can get widespread anonymous feedback from your entire church using an innovative, web-driven church survey from Leadership Transformations. CHAT is a convenient, affordable, user-friendly online church survey that allows you to get an accurate baseline data pool using 10 proven church health categories. In as little as 30 days, you can collect and study crucial feedback from your congregation and leadership team.
Churches interested in the Revitalization Strategy will also have the CHAT included as part of the process.
While the cost is affordable, grants and financial assistance may be available to help defray costs. Click the link below to express your interest in the CHAT.
“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
We hear this refrain over and again as Jesus addresses the churches of Asia Minor in the book of Revelation. Some believe those churches are representative of the church age from its inception to the Rapture. Others believe there are characteristics of these churches in the Church today. Either way, we need to hear what the Spirit is saying to us today. He still speaks.
I want to take a few moments and use the Revelation format to address the Arkansas District Council. Jesus is always observing the church and speaking to the leadership in terms of encouragement, calling out discrepancies, a pathway to correction, and ending with a challenge. More important than that was the revelation of Christ to each church. We must heed the warning lest the candlestick (church) be removed.
Ronnie Morris, District Superintendent
Looking Ahead: My Pentecostal Leadership in the 21st Century
This is a paper written by Rev. Robbie Willis as part of his doctoral work at AGTS. Pastor Willis says, “I have…a paper that I wrote as part of my doctoral work at AGTS…. you may find referencing the subsection in Part I titled, “Resilient Disciples Love the Bible” to be helpful. I have included numerous statistics that relate to the necessity of prioritizing Scripture. Some of these are synthesized from the other two reports I have attached, while others were drawn from a book titled, Faith for Exiles.”