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Blog — church growth
Building Good Ministry Today for Tomorrow’s Young Disciples
Posted by Liz Perraud at
Good ministry, according to GenOn Program Director Suzie Lane, is not just for those in the church today. It's also for those who are to come. When we as church leaders plan for building young disciples, we make decisions about what activities our children or youth are interested in, where they like to go for mission work, and what current culture requires for relevant discussion and study. But what if instead of focusing on "these kids" in church today, we considered what our plans might mean for future generations -...
Will LOGOS help a church grow?
Posted by Liz Perraud at
At GenOn Ministries we're often asked if implementing LOGOS will help a church grow. Grow how? Grow relationally? Absolutely! Longtime members, newbies, folks of multiple generations will grow to know one another more deeply. As long as a congregation is intentional about implementing LOGOS well and providing enough time and opportunity to create and deepen relationships, the people will grow. Grow spiritually? Yes! The LOGOS approach purposefully nurtures the mind, body and spirit as you...
They never kicked me out when they could have
Posted by Liz Perraud at
Rev. Brian Diebold, pastor of Verona United Presbyterian Church (Pittsburgh, PA) says… “I grew up going to LOGOS at First Presbyterian Church, Ottumwa, Iowa. I always knew I wanted to be a pastor, though I didn't make things easy on my teachers and youth leaders. I was a handful, and part of the reason that I am a pastor today is that the people at my church stuck with me and never kicked me out when they easily could have. When we were looking for a way to supplement our after school ministry at Verona United Presbyterian, LOGOS seemed like...