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The Church Mechanic — 228 episodes
Christians and Muslims: Practical Steps To Get Back On Track
Challenges Facing Today's Church: The Church's Resistance to Change
Challenges Facing Today's Church: Spiritual Warfare
Challenges Facing Today's Church: Mission Drift
Challenges Facing Today's Church: Lack of Commitment
Challenges Facing Today's Church: Leadership
Challenges Facing Today's Church: Cultural Christianity
Challenges Facing Today's Church: Biblical Illiteracy
A Church Without Leadership and The Rise of Ai
Characteristics of a Healthy, Growing Church, Part 2
Characteristics of a Healthy, Growing Church, Part 1
The Protestant Church
The 4 Levels of Hospitality
A Focus on the Resurrection
What Visitors Look for in a Church
7 Deadly Sins Of An Unwelcoming Church
Becoming A Welcoming Church
Preparing For Easter
The Christian and Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
"A La Carte" Christianity
Small Group Ministry: 6 Week Curriculum
Small Group Ministry
How The Devil Attacks The Church
Culture Defined and Church Culture
Organizing Church Systems
What Should The Church Focus On In The News Year?
The Ant and The Church- A Wake-Up Call
Advent: The Season of Hope-Peace-Joy-Love
Looking for a Clear Path to God: Discipleship
Interview: Author and Theologian Dr. O.S. Hawkins
Engaging and Retaining Holiday Guests
Why Are People Pulling Away from the Church?
Interview: Dr. Keith Johnson and his book "The Most Dangerous Man in the World"
Planning for the New Year
Employing the SWOT Analysis
Preparing For Christmas Part 2
Preparing For Christmas Part 1
Acts 2:42-47 The Church "Silver Bullet"
Church Leadership: Spiritual Maturity and Professional Competence
Special Interview with Univeristy of Tennessee's Turning Point USA President Emma Arns and VP Nick Suttle
Blended Family Ministry
Interview: Bray McCormick, Pastor of Sugarloaf Baptist Church: An Almost Deceased Church
The Healthy Church Receipt Part 2: Discipleship-Prayer-Ministry
The Healthy Church Receipt Part 1: Worship-Evangelism-Fellowship
A Visit With The Prophet Habakkuk
Resources For The Local Church
Shifting Your Church to a Discipleship Culture
Why Churches and Christians Struggle with Discipleship
Common Challenges Facing Today's Church And Why Church Members Are Apathetic
Creating A Church Culture
The Importance of Core Values
The Issue of Expectations
The Issue of Church Membership
The Church and Change
Comfort and Complacency are Killing the Church
The Church- God's Business. What is the Church's Product or Service?
Visitors: Why They Return and Why They Don't
Conflict In The Local Church
What Is A Healthy Church?
Parents' Role in Children's Spiritual Development
After Easter Planning
Who and Why the Church Mechanic?
Small Group Ministry
The Danger of Deconstruction
The Issue of Change in the Church
Book: Becoming A Welcoming Church
Preparing for Easter
Developing An Outreach Ministry
Book: Where Have All The Church Members Gone
Just What Is Spiritual Maturity?
Church Strategy: Clarity-Movement-Alignment
Discipleship: What Is It And Why Is It Important?
Signposts: Building Relationships
Signposts: Sharing Our Faith
Signposts: Obedience and Service
Signposts of Spiritual Maturity: Engage the Bible
Church Tune-Up Questions
The Church Mechanic
How To Engage And Retain Holiday Visitors
Planning For The New Year
End Of Year Review For Your Church
Creating A Culture In Your Church
Interview: Brandon Donaldson, Team Leader at Life.Church Open Network
Preparing and Planning For Christmas
Interview: Dr. Sam Rainer, President of Church Answers, on Safe Church
Clergy Burnout
13 Strange Ways We Prayer: Dr. Chuck Lawless' Newsletter and Other Prayer Thoughts
Recipe For A Healthy Church
Metrics: Measuring the Church 10/03/2024
What is a Church Consultation? 09/26/2024
The Need For Revitalization 09/19/2024
The First Church in Acts 09/12/2024
Establishing A Biblical Counseling Ministry 09/05/2024
The Reality of Today's Church 08/29/2024
The Christian and Work 08/22/2024
Our Children: In School and Church 08/15/2024
The Issue of Faith 08/08/2024
What is Ministry Architecture? 08/01/2024
Episode 26: 07/11/2024
Episode 25: 07/04/2024
Episode 24: 06/27/2024
Episode 23: 06/20/2024
Episode 22: 06/13/2024
Episode 21: 06/06/2024
Episode 20: 05/30/2024
Episode 19: 05/23/2024
Episode 18: 05/16/2024
Episode 17: 05/09/2024
Episode 16: 05/02/2024
Episode 15: 04/25/2024
Episode 14: 04/18/2024
Episode 13: 04/11/2024
Episode 12: 04/04/2024
Episode 11: 03/28/2024
Episode 10: 03/21/2024
Episode 9: 03/14/2024
Episode 8: 03/07/2024
Episode 7: 02/29/2024
Episode 6: 02/22/2024
Episode 5: 02/15/2024
Episode 4: 02/08/2024
Episode 3: 02/01/2024
Episode 2: 01/25/2024
Season 3 Episode 1: 01/18/2024
Episode 52: January 01, 2024
Episode 51: January 04, 2024
Episode 50: December 21, 2023
Episode 49: December 14, 2023
Episode 48: December 07, 2023
Episode 47: Joy Gaertner
Episode 46: November 30, 2023
Episode 45: November 23, 2023
Episode 44: November 16, 2023
Episode 43: November 09, 2023
Episode 42: November 02, 2023
Episode 41: October 26, 2023
Episode 40: October 19, 2023
Episode 39: October 12, 2023
Episode 38: October 05, 2023
Episode 37: September 28, 2023
Episode 36: September 21, 2023
Episode 35: September 14, 2023
Episode 34: September 07, 2023
Episdoe 33: August 31, 2023
Episode 32: August 24, 2023
Episode 31: August 17, 2023
Episode 30: August 10, 2023
Episode 29: August 03, 2023
Episode 28: July 27, 2023
Episode 27: July 20, 2023
Episode 26: July 13, 2023
Episode 25: July 06, 2023
Episode 24: June 29, 2023
Episode 23: June 22, 2023
Episode 22: June 16, 2023
Episode 21: June 08, 2023
Episode 20: June 01, 2023
Episode 19: May 25, 2023
Episode 18: May 18, 2023
Episode 17: May 11, 2023
Episode 16: May 4, 2023
Episode 15: April 27, 2023
Episode 14: April 20, 2023
Episode 13: April 13, 2023
Episode 12: April 06, 2023
Healthy church members- healthy church
Characteristics of s disciple-making church
The issue of discipleship. Guest: Mark Wilson
The Decline of Christianity in America
The Prototype for Biblical Ekklesia
Marriage Ministry with Jeff & Debbie McElroy of Forever Families
Recap of Church Insurance; comments of the Asbury Revival
All About church insurance. Guest: Ben Johnson of Bob Johnson Insurance
Speaking The Truth in Love; Loving your neighbor
What is Missional Outreach?
5 Foundational Truths about the church
Episode 52
Episode 51
Episode 50
Episode 49
Episode 48
Episode 47
Episode 46
Episode 45
Episode 44
Episode 43
Episode 42
Episode 41
Our church is declining. What should we do? Step by step applications.
The role of the pastor.
The 4-legged stool of church revitalization: leadership
Interview: Bible Release Program. A partnership between church and public schools.
The 4-legged stool of church revitalization: outreach
The 4-legged stool of church revitalization: the discipleship process
The 4-legged stool of church revitalization: expectation
A church guest checklist and why people don't return for second visit.
A revitalization checklist for the church.
Live Remote: Epperson Ministries. Overcoming addiction.
Interview: Knoxville International Network [relocating and assisting refugee families]
The issue of spiritual gifts in the church.
Revitalization: re-aligning the church to survive.
Current trends effecting the church.
Trends: Why are they important to the church?
The effects of a fatherless society
Men's Bible study and men mentoring men.
The importance of men's ministry in the church.
Having a biblical worldview as a Christian
The issue of church attendance.
How do we engage church members?
What is a 1 Corinthians 12 church. [using our spiritual gifts]
Creating a revitalization team.
What do you do when your church is struggling?
From spectator to participant.
The "one-another's" of Scripture and how they apply to the church.
Bringing the church back to the church.
Ministry: divorce and divorce recovery ministry in the local church.
The relationship between revitalization and change.
What is a SWOT analysis and how can it help the church?
Developing strategies to fulfill the church's God-given mission.
The equipping church. Is your church making a difference?
The church as a resource: ministering to the whole person-not just spiritually
The 4 DNA elements of every church: leadership/biblical literacy/accountability/urgency
The structure of the church. Ephesians 4:11-16 [the five-fold ministry] and equipping the saints
The authority of the believer. The two Adams [Romans5:12-21]
The new member class. Why is it critical to church health?
Prayer. What is it and why is it so important?
The church. The beginning [Acts 2:42-47] Learning/Loving/Worshipping/Witnessing
The Church. What is it? The 8 church systems.