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Blue Springs Christian Church Completes Construction

Blue Springs Christian Church Completes Construction

Blue Springs Christian Church strives to be responsive to the spiritual and physical needs of the Blue Springs, Missouri area and others around the world. As the face of ministry changes, the church places emphasis on re-aligning their facility environments with felt needs in the community.

Over the last several years, Blue Springs Christian church has been faced with challenges presented by outdated facilities and less than adequate spaces in which to do ministry. Recognizing the importance of offering a fresh and relevant worship experience to continue their growth, the church selected Mantel Teter to help them explore options to update their existing worship space, platform, and back-of-house areas.

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From the Front Lines of Ministry 03.20.20

A message from Intentional Churches:

We are living in unprecedented times as church leaders. Now more than ever, we need to be clear and confident about our decisions and strategies for eternal kingdom impact.

Jesus’ mission to make more and better disciples remains (Matthew 28:19-20), but now we are a church distributed and increasingly isolated. God’s strategy to grow the church remains the same but how do we innovate in a rapidly changing environment?

We are going to gather leaders on the front lines of ministry to discuss real-time strategies day by day, and week by week. These leaders are using ChurchOS tools and principles like the Great Commission Engine and the Six Domains of Church to stay clear and focused under the duress of COVID-19.

Here are the leaders we’ve convened who are using ChurchOS in this pivotal season of ministry. They will be sharing their real-time strategies as this crisis unfolds.

Jill Gille - Eastside Christian Church - Anaheim, CA, Lee Coate - The Crossing, A Christian Church - Las Vegas, NV, Mark Brewer - Oaks Church - Red Oak, TX, Matt Wright - Willow Creek Community Church - Chicago, IL, Matthew Robinson - First Baptist - Orlando, FL, Ron Sylvia - Church @ The Springs - Ocala, FL, Doug Cowburn - Elim Gospel Church - Rochester, NY, Sy Huffer - College Heights Christian Church- Joplin, MO

Please watch our first conversation below…

Stay tuned, and tune in often. Let us know how we can be helpful during this season. We will be featuring these video conversations on our website soon, for free, along with resources we find useful for ChurchOS churches.

We are praying for you.

Bart, Doug, and the Intentional Churches Team

5 Keys for Healthy Churches Going Forward

5 Keys for Healthy Churches Going Forward

By Carey Nieuwhof

It’s not all gloom and doom. I’m an optimist.

You can always find the opportunity in every obstacle.

And yet, I get it. It’s easy to get discouraged about the future of the church.

While the world seems to be falling apart, so does the church.

Attendance in many places is shrinking, not growing. Even committed Christians are attending less often (here’s why). And young leaders aren’t exactly flocking into ministry.

And often we shoot ourselves in the foot, with everything from Pharisee-like self-righteousness to downright stupid things Christians do (here are 5).

There are some characteristics that will be true of all churches that grow in the future. The more closely you align with principles like these, the more likely it is you’ll reach more people.

I won’t include things like prayer and Scripture in the list because I hope they’re foundational. The five listed below are, well, less obvious.

As you think about the future and how you need to change as a church, here are five characteristics of opportunities you have that might really help you grow.

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Sturgis, South Dakota Church Selects Architect

Lifespring Wesleyan Church - located in Sturgis, South Dakota, recently selected Kansas City, Missouri based architect Mantel Teter to lead them through a metrics analysis and discovery process to evaluate their existing facilities and consider other off-campus options. Immediate facility needs include space to grow worship capacity, additional space for lobby & gathering, and NextGen ministry spaces to balance with the increased worship capacity. "This great church is doing some cool stuff in the Black Hills that is unique to this area and people are coming to church and learning about a relationship with Jesus!” stated David Evans, Principal for the project.

Hire the Expert: Save Time and Money

Hire the Expert: Save Time and Money

Most of us have "enjoyed" the experience of making multiple trips to the hardware store when attempting to install what often seems to be the simplest of tasks. After this task consumes most of the day, including all kinds of time that was not planned, we rock back and ask ourselves, "why didn't I just hire a professional?".

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The amateur in the scenario above most likely just spent twice or more in time and money, than if a professional would have been hired. This reminds me of a quote from the famous oil well firefighter, Paul "Red" Adair. He would tell folks, "If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional……wait until you hire an amateur!".  Candidly, he's right.