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I hope your Easter weekend was filled with God’s presence. Here are some topics in the news of late:
Wikicclesia
Vice-Moderator Landon Whitsitt has new book a out new models of being the church.
Rethinking Church Mission
An Episcopal congregation in Oxford, North Carolina, has abandoned the “pastor-as-CEO” model and has discovered a new model where parishioners take responsibility for significant portions of congregational life leaving the pastor to do the work he was called to do.
Laity and retired clergy lead together in small congregations
Church Business
Saul Kaplan argues in the Harvard Business Journal that nonprofit organizations (including the church) have a business model, articulated or not.
“All organizations have a business model. Non-profit corporations may not be providing a financial return to investors or owners, but they still capture value to finance activities with contributions, grants, and service revenue. Social enterprises may be mission-driven, focused on delivering social impact versus a financial return on investment, but they still need a sustainable model to scale.”
Business Models Aren't Just For Business
Small Churches
The Huffington Post has an article about the rise of small independent home churches.
'Simple Churches' Find A Foothold Across The U.S.
Large Churches
While small micro churches may be on the rise, Deborah Bruce tells us that megachurches are doing well too.
Six flags over Jesus? Worshipers flock to megachurches
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