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Scaling Your Church… Even When You Are Broke
Can New Churches & Multi-Site Churches benefit from outsourcing? YES! What about if the budget is tight? STILL YES! Outsourcing can help you scale the needs/demands of your growing church. A church that is set on only hiring staff versus powering their church with certain roles will find it takes longer to grow the ministry. A…
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How I (Gratefully) Ended Up in Worship
by Danny Cox Danny Cox, a recording artist & the Artistic Director of Kensington Community Church, a multi-site church in Troy, MI, has joined our team of bloggers. He will explore the world of worship, from a multi-site / mobile church® perspective – concentrating on building a worship team out of volunteers, mentoring young musicians…
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5 Pillars of Creative Communion
This month’s Worship Leader had a great article by Aaron Niequest, a worship leader at Willow Creek and the creator of A New Liturgy on creating a memorable and creative communion experience. We’ve really been digging A New Liturgy, and we wanted to introduce you to this fine artist (with his permission) by reprinting his Five Pillars…
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Schools Transforms to Worship Space
Christ the Rock Church in Memphis, TN made a huge leap this year. They left their permanent building and moved into a local Middle School to hold services. As many clients of Portable Church® Industries knows, it takes a small army of volunteers and the right equipment to transform a rented space into a dynamic church…
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Choosing a Facility – Pros & Cons
*We originally ran the blog series in 2007. Since I’m on vacation this week (and we’re in the middle of launch season), I thought we’d run it again. Hope it’s helpful!). So we’ve talked about logistics, equipment and hidden topics. Now, let’s get down to the nitty-gritty. There are so many places to have…
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Church Facility Considerations
When it comes to facilities as well as the equipment in your rental facility there is a big question you need to answer – whether or not you should take advantage of the free “stuff” that is already installed. During the inital walk-through and negotiations with your future landlord, consider the building as a whole…
Read MoreWhat Inspires Me (Joe Kalmanir)
My experience with the church planting movement in this country has been an eye-opening experience of Love and Determination. I have met leaders and communities that are so true and genuine that I want to move away from friends and family to experience their passion and love for their communities. Here at Portable Church, with…
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Reflections on Embracing Portability as a Church
Guest Blogger – Rich Birch, Connexus Community Church Last week I had the privilege of interacting with dozens of “church planting types” at the Next Church Conference in Ocala, Florida. It was great to meet up with leaders at various stages of their planting path. I could talk with church planters all day long –…
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Launching a New Campus
Launching a new campus off of an established church base can be an exceptional way to reach a different geographic region, demographic or age group. Chip Payne shared his church’s strategy in this article we featured last year. If you choose to go portable, we can offer a few strategic tips as well. Portability or…
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