building a contagious church

Building a Contagious

Church


Church

Acts 2:47

Eph 2:21-22

Acts 2:47

Eph 2:21-22


Church


Church

101 Ways to Build a Contagious Church101 Ways to Build a Contagious Church


1. Be enthusiastic about the church

2. Invite a prospective member at least each month

3. Appreciate your leaders

4. Tell others about your leaders

5. Make the services enthusiastic

1. Be enthusiastic about the church

2. Invite a prospective member at least each month

3. Appreciate your leaders

4. Tell others about your leaders

5. Make the services enthusiastic


6. Arrive and start on time

7. End on time

8. Shake at least 25 hands at each meeting

9. Encourage those that read scripture

10. Write a note of thanks to the Elders

6. Arrive and start on time

7. End on time

8. Shake at least 25 hands at each meeting

9. Encourage those that read scripture

10. Write a note of thanks to the Elders


11. Write a note of thanks to the Deacons

12. Write a note of thanks to your preacher

13. Write a note of thanks to your Bible Class Teachers

14. Dream dreams for the church

11. Write a note of thanks to the Deacons

12. Write a note of thanks to your preacher

13. Write a note of thanks to your Bible Class Teachers

14. Dream dreams for the church


15. Recognize each member

16. Plan an outside fellowship time for members you need to get to know

17. Invite a new member to your home for dinner

18. Write a goal you need to reach for the church this year

15. Recognize each member

16. Plan an outside fellowship time for members you need to get to know

17. Invite a new member to your home for dinner

18. Write a goal you need to reach for the church this year


19. Encourage someone from the church to prepare to become a Deacon or Elder

20. Encourage a young man to become a preacher

21. Listen to others with more than your ears

19. Encourage someone from the church to prepare to become a Deacon or Elder

20. Encourage a young man to become a preacher

21. Listen to others with more than your ears


22. Put service opportunities in front of members

23. Make every member feel important

24. Make every member feel accepted

25. Give leadership responsibilities to as many people as possible

22. Put service opportunities in front of members

23. Make every member feel important

24. Make every member feel accepted

25. Give leadership responsibilities to as many people as possible


26. Work as a team

27. Encourage members to attend workshops

28. Pay for Elders, Deacons, and Preachers to attend workshops

29. Publish and interesting bulletin

30. Use modern tools to communicate

26. Work as a team

27. Encourage members to attend workshops

28. Pay for Elders, Deacons, and Preachers to attend workshops

29. Publish and interesting bulletin

30. Use modern tools to communicate


31. Always use the best available equipment

32. Communicate

33. Communicate again

34. Keep involvement active

35. Involve every new member

31. Always use the best available equipment

32. Communicate

33. Communicate again

34. Keep involvement active

35. Involve every new member


36. Train leaders

37. Make books, magazines, etc. for growth available to members

38. Make growth possibilities available

39. Send a note of appreciation to Elders, Deacons, Preachers, and Teachers

36. Train leaders

37. Make books, magazines, etc. for growth available to members

38. Make growth possibilities available

39. Send a note of appreciation to Elders, Deacons, Preachers, and Teachers


40. Host a fellowship in your home

41. Attend singing schools

42. Attend Teacher meetings

43. Rent a billboard during Gospel Meetings

44. Use radio to promote the church

45. Help with Summer Camp

40. Host a fellowship in your home

41. Attend singing schools

42. Attend Teacher meetings

43. Rent a billboard during Gospel Meetings

44. Use radio to promote the church

45. Help with Summer Camp


46. Sit with someone different at the next service

47. Visit the spouse of members who have passed away

48. Encourage an inactive member

49. Do something to make the church better

46. Sit with someone different at the next service

47. Visit the spouse of members who have passed away

48. Encourage an inactive member

49. Do something to make the church better


50. Try something new for you

51. Conduct a Home Bible Study

52. Work towards perfect attendance

53. Read your Bible through this year

54. Always have your Bible read before class

55. Do personal Bible study

50. Try something new for you

51. Conduct a Home Bible Study

52. Work towards perfect attendance

53. Read your Bible through this year

54. Always have your Bible read before class

55. Do personal Bible study


56. Set six goals for the church this year

57. Teach and live the truth

58. Be a walking, talking, living Bible

59. Consider your contribution at least twice a year

60. Celebrate members birthdays and anniversaries

56. Set six goals for the church this year

57. Teach and live the truth

58. Be a walking, talking, living Bible

59. Consider your contribution at least twice a year

60. Celebrate members birthdays and anniversaries


61. Keep balance

62. Keep negativism at bay

63. Praise members

64. Do things that are right and good

65. Clip good bulletin articles

66. Don’t quit until you are dead

61. Keep balance

62. Keep negativism at bay

63. Praise members

64. Do things that are right and good

65. Clip good bulletin articles

66. Don’t quit until you are dead


67. Do something to help a child at church

68. Think of others

69. Don’t think of self

70. Have the heart of a servant

71. Read

72. Study

67. Do something to help a child at church

68. Think of others

69. Don’t think of self

70. Have the heart of a servant

71. Read

72. Study


73. Pray

74. Pray some more

75. Sing with your heart

76. Make a plan to grow spiritually

77. Use your talents for the Lord

78. Be thankful for what you have

79 Be thankful for where you are

73. Pray

74. Pray some more

75. Sing with your heart

76. Make a plan to grow spiritually

77. Use your talents for the Lord

78. Be thankful for what you have

79 Be thankful for where you are


80. Count your blessings

81. Convert your family

82. Live the Christian life

83. Don’t be afraid to admit when you’re wrong

84. Repent

85. Don’t be afraid to admit you don’t know

80. Count your blessings

81. Convert your family

82. Live the Christian life

83. Don’t be afraid to admit when you’re wrong

84. Repent

85. Don’t be afraid to admit you don’t know


86. Find out

87. Listen in view of change

88. Give a good book to someone who is struggling

89. Send a dollar to someone anonymously

90. Make opportunities for growth

91. Encourage special events

86. Find out

87. Listen in view of change

88. Give a good book to someone who is struggling

89. Send a dollar to someone anonymously

90. Make opportunities for growth

91. Encourage special events


92. Volunteer

93. Be Christ-like in all your actions

94. Pray, pray, and pray some more

95. Adopt a struggling family

96. Enjoy the life God has given you

97. Lift someone’s burden

92. Volunteer

93. Be Christ-like in all your actions

94. Pray, pray, and pray some more

95. Adopt a struggling family

96. Enjoy the life God has given you

97. Lift someone’s burden


98. Visit the hospital every time a member is there

99. Visit the nursing home

100. Think positive

101. Don’t forget that the prize is at the end of the journey and not at the beginning or middle.

98. Visit the hospital every time a member is there

99. Visit the nursing home

100. Think positive

101. Don’t forget that the prize is at the end of the journey and not at the beginning or middle.

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