Southern Missouri Senior Pastors,
We’re thrilled to announce a partnership between SMD Healthy Church and the Southern Missouri Network to provide FREE access to RightNow Media for all SOMO Senior Pastors (plus two additional church leaders).
RightNow Media is like a “Christian Netflix” offering thousands of Bible studies, conference sessions, training videos, kids’ content, and more from over 250 Christian publishers.
As a Senior Pastor, you now have free access to this incredible resource. Please note, this account is for personal use and cannot be shared with your church. However, your church is eligible for a significant discount to equip families, resource groups, and develop leaders. RightNow Media will reach out soon with more details.
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For questions, contact the Church Development Department at 417.881.1316 or email jmartz@somoag.org
A Spirit-Empowered Church: An Acts 2 Ministry Model
by Alton Garrison
It’s not a mystery why some churches grow, some remain stagnant, and others decline. The biblical principles for spiritual multiplication are evident in the pages of the Scriptures… if we’ll only notice them.
In A Spirit-Empowered Church, Alton Garrison points us to the heart of dynamic church growth: creating Spirit-empowered disciples who are involved in five activities—connect, grow, serve, go, and worship—to change individuals, families, and communities with the love and power of God’s mighty Spirit. Combining a strong biblical approach with inspirational insights and personal stories, Garrison shares the Acts 2 church model that can renew the spiritual vitality of your congregation.
The church of Acts 2 turned the first-century world upside down for Jesus. God wants to use your church to do the same today.
For more than twenty-five years, Thom S. Rainer, author of Autopsy of a Deceased Church, has helped churches grow, reverse the trends of decline, and has autopsied those that have died. From his experiences, he has discovered twelve consistent themes among those churches that have died. Yet, it’s not gloom and doom because from those twelve themes, lessons on how to keep your church alive have emerged.
Whether your church is vibrant or dying, whether you are a pastor or a church member, Autopsy of a Deceased Church will walk you through the radical paths necessary to keep your church alive to the glory of God and the advancement of Christ’s Kingdom!
What makes a true leader?
Is leadership a title? Authority? Charisma? Whatever gets the best results? Today more than ever, Christians need a model of leadership that is based on God’s Word, that brings God glory.
In Called to Lead, best-selling author, pastor, and teacher John MacArthur explains the characteristics of a leader drawn from one of the Bible’s most renowned leaders, the apostle Paul.
Focusing on Paul’s letters to the church, Called to Lead shows you the twenty-six key qualities of a leader who can achieve results without forfeiting faith and obedience, qualities such as:
- Trustworthiness
- Discipline
- Christlikeness
- Sincerity
- Decisiveness
Called to Lead presents a compelling, biblically sound explanation of the leadership God established when Jesus called and commissioned the apostles . . . and when God called you to lead.
Turnaround Pastor: Pathways to Save, Revive and Build Your Church
by Donald Ross
Is your church a shadow of its former self, once vibrant with life but now all but dead? Your Sunday morning attendance is a fraction of what it once was, finances are getting desperate, and your sense of mission seems nonexistent. That’s where Don Ross was. Most onlookers saw no future in his church. But Jesus saw a place for them, and He molded Don into a Turnaround Pastor, a leader to revive God’s people to do His work.
Turnaround Pastor is both a riveting story and a practical guide complete with actionable steps to save, revive, and build your community of faith. Learn from Dr. Ross’ personal experience and coaching expertise how to communicate effectively with your congregation, make courageous decisions to move your church forward, lead through major changes, cast meaningful vision, advance Christ’s kingdom in your community, and become a Turnaround Pastor.