The Church Quiz: What Grade Does God Give Your Church for Growing His Kingdom?

by Jud Boies

Overview

Are you a pastor or church leader whose ministry isn't growing . . . maybe even declining?

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One of the biggest jobs of a pastor is to grow the kingdom of God. Church growth and ministry growth are key indicators of whether or not you or your church leadership is doing this well! But if your church or ministry isn't growing or attendance is declining, have you wondered why that is? Could it be that God might be preventing new or unchurched people from coming to your church for a reason? After all, why would He send new people to your church if there's a chance they left saying, "That's what I thought church would be like. It was boring, I didn't understand what they said, and they asked me to do some things I'm not comfortable doing." Wouldn't it be better if they never came to your church in the first place if their bad experience made them decide "church" wasn't for them?

Most churches are unprepared for visitors. Pastors and ministry leaders don't realize that thousands of people in their community are looking for a solution to their problems, and their church could provide the solution. God has placed people in their church to help meet the needs of their community . . . they just aren't going after them.

The Church Quiz book will help:

• Affirm you are exactly where God wants you to be
• Unite the church to reach the lost
• Make your church visitor-friendly
• Take steps to prevent visitors from feeling bored, confused, and uncomfortable
• Activate and deploy the people God has placed in your church to help you with the mission
• Show your community you have exactly what they have been looking for
• Grow your church with new people every month
• Retain the people God brings to your church, sustaining growth year after year
• Make disciples...who make disciples...who make disciples

Since 2005, Jud Boies has deployed the Church Goals program in hundreds of churches to help them grow into thriving churches that pursue the Great Commission. The Church Quiz and the Church Goals program will help you AFFIRM your calling from God, PREPARE for new and unchurched visitors, and show you how to GROW attendance by bringing a steady stream of new people to your church or ministry. Once you activate those activities within your church to EXPAND areas of ministry to help meet the needs of all the new visitors, we'll show you how to SUSTAIN growth, year after year. As a pastor or ministry leader, chances are you've been called to reach people for Christ in your community. The Church Quiz and the Church Goals program will show you how. (A paperback version of this book is also available.)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798986057545
Publisher:	businessgoals.org
Publication date:	04/03/2023
Series:	Goals Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	307
File size:	755 KB

About the Author

Jud Boies is Executive Director and Pastor of the Church Goals and Business Goals ministries. Having served nine years as the Executive Pastor of Operations at Bayside Church in N. California, he has consulted with churches using the Church Goals program since 2005. With over thirty years of business experience at the C-level, Jud's passion is to re-energize churches and show people how to integrate their faith in leadership roles-both in the church and the workplace. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and has a master's degree from Western Seminary. Jud has been married to Mary since 1982 with twin daughters and a granddaughter. They split their time between San Diego and Loomis, CA.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Foreword by Mark Clark

Introduction

The Church Quiz: The Five Key Questions

Question #1: Are You Called? (AFFIRM)

1.     Affirm Your Calling

2.     Do You Know Who Your Flock Is?

3.     Are You Called to Go and Make Disciples?

Question #2: Are You Prepared for Visitors? (PREPARE)

4.     Why Aren't People Coming to Your Church?

5.      Where Is Your Focus?

6.      Are You Ready for Visitors?

7.      Is Your Church Relevant?

8.      What Will It Take to Prepare for Visitors?

Question #3: Do You Know How to Grow? (GROW)

9.      Do People Know You Exist?

10.   What Will It Take to Grow?

Question #4: Are You Willing to Expand (EXPAND)

11.   Do You Have What People Are Looking For?

12.   Will You Expand in the Areas Necessary to Grow?

Question #5: Can You Sustain Growth? (SUSTAIN)

13.   What Will It Take to Sustain Growth?

Putting It All Together

14.  The Sum of All the Pieces

15.  The Book in Thirty Minutes

About Jud Boies and Church Goals

Editorial Reviews

"I am extremely thankful for Church Goals, a unique program that has given us the tangible resources and tools to know what our church should be doing to reach more people. The principles and ideas behind it are so simple and practical. You don't need a big budget or a ton of volunteers to implement each step. The modules allow you to start where you are, showing you how to effectively do church on Sunday, start a new ministry, or improve an existing one. It's not just theory but practical steps for me as a pastor to take each week as we build our church. I highly recommend Church Goals to any pastor who wants to reach more people for Jesus."

-Gary Greeno, Horizon Christian Fellowship Senior Pastor, Stockton, CA

"Jesus says, 'Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;' (Matthew 7:7). The Lord has truly been faithful through Church Goals and Jud Boies. As a diocese that had been in decline with aging congregations, Church Goals has provided just the right level to encourage our clergy and lay leaders, challenge my leadership, and help us all get to the next level. I highly recommend this ministry and pray for the Lord's blessing on you!"

-The Rt. Rev. Dr. Eric Vawter Menees

Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin

"Church Goals brings together top-level strategies with boots-on-the-ground practice. Church Goals not only knows what healthy churches need but shows you how to get there."

-Kyle Thomsen, Life Community Church Lead Pastor, Roseville, CA

"Practical insights that not only work in today's church but in the business environment as well. These tools work!"

-Jim Wells, Lead Pastor, New Hope Fellowship

"Church Goals is helping us tremendously in making disciples with clarity. Countryside has become more intentional about ministry, and I highly recommend joining this leadership training. Jud Boies is very intentional and practical as he strategically guides us through each step."

-Jon Thompson, Countryside Christian Church Lead Pastor, Keizer, OR

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