A MODEM Guide
101
Great Ideas for
Growing Healthy Churches
A treasure trove of wise words and practical pointers for leading and managing churches into healthy growth
101
Great Ideas for Growing Healthy Churches
Compiled and edited by
John Nelson, Michael Lofthouse and Anton Müller
© John Nelson, Michael Lofthouse and Anton Müller 2012
First published in 2012 by the Canterbury Press Norwich
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Contents
A Word from the Chair of MODEM on 101 Great Ideas for Growing Healthy Churches
An Introduction to 101 Great Ideas for Growing Healthy Churches
A Spiritual Reflection on 101 Great Ideas for Growing Healthy Churches
A Business Perspective on 101 Great Ideas for Growing Healthy Churches
7. Be About Your Father’s Business – Part 1
8. Be About Your Father’s Business – Part 2
11. Be Friendly with Science and Medicine
12. Be Inclusive, not Divisive
13. Be ‘In-house’ and ‘Out-house’
14. Be in the Business of Making Disciples
15. Believe that You too can Change the Church
16. Be the Centre of Community not a Satellite
20. Be Witnesses in the Workplace
21. Bring God Into Everyday Life
23. Change the Way we Make Decisions
24. Come for Tea, Come for Tea, my People
26. Create a Community Arts Project
31. Develop the Talents of Others
33. Do it for Them, not for Yourself