Tag Archives: thoughts

The Vision Rollout

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Don Merritt

We’ve been going through some ides on how to turn a church around so that it can grow both spiritually and numerically and begin to prosper for Christ. Yesterday, we left off at the point where our leadership adopted a … Continue reading →

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Vision

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Don Merritt

Where there is no vision, the people perish Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) Of all of the things that I have seen, the one that is most destructive for any local church body is a lack of a vision. Gossip can be … Continue reading →

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Quick Focus: “Growth”

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Don Merritt

I’ve received comments from a couple of people for whom I have a great respect, reminding me that a church can appear to grow numerically without ever growing spiritually, and this is true! Please, let’s understand that for the purpose … Continue reading →

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OK, How do you Know all this?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Don Merritt

Before I go much further into church growth, I should show you the respect of answering this simple question: How do you know this? I could tell you that I have been in church leadership for about 25 years, that … Continue reading →

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So What is “Church Growth” Anyway?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Don Merritt

I’d say that one of the most misunderstood terms these days is “Church Growth.” I hadn’t even posted on the subject and I got the question about what I mean by the term: Is it the number of people or … Continue reading →

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Blogging is kind of funny…

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Don Merritt

I’ve been doing this blog for quite some time now. Maybe not as long as some of course, and certainly not as successfully as many, but I’ve been doing it long enough to realize a few things that I’d like … Continue reading →

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What are these two characters up to?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Don Merritt

Here are two real characters, I wonder how many of you recognize them… Here’s a hint: No, this isn’t from a movie! These boys are really quite famous apart from Hollywood, although they would both have been great movie characters. … Continue reading →

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Thanks

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Don Merritt

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An Interesting Comment

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Don Merritt

Yesterday I posted a Quote of the Week from John Adams, and the quote was: “The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Don Merritt

“The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence” John Adams