by Shane Craven | Jun 6, 2008 | Church Growth
Dr. Richard Krejcir, researching for the Frances Shaeffer Institute of Church Leadership and Development, has compiled a great article on growth factors verses failure factors in church today. You can read the whole article here. Hope you enjoy! The main,...
by Shane Craven | Jun 4, 2008 | Vision
I’ll start with this question: Are you willing to sacrifice to be on a winning team? In simplicity, our playbook at Origin Church will be very simple church. We have a desire to reach those that have often been forgotten. This will be a church for the...
by Shane Craven | Jun 3, 2008 | Systems
Strategic evaluation should be an included system within every church. We have not done much of this in many of our churches through the years. I know I tried in my early years, but felt very scattered. We knew all the pieces that should be functioning within the...
by Shane Craven | Jun 2, 2008 | Leadership
Sen. Kennedy has surgery today for a brain tumor. He has assembled one of the best brain surgeons in the land at Duke University. You know why? The article says that he selected this surgeon because he is one of the “thought leaders” in his field. I...
by Shane Craven | Jun 1, 2008 | Church Planting
It’s my privilege to be speaking at this exciting 6-year-old church plant in Ringgold, GA tomorrow. Larry Pierce has been a tremendous asset, for me, in sharing their journey. They have so much for us all to admire in such a short time! The Church at...