Indiana-Kentucky trip part deux
Second stop: First Church of Burlington, Burlington, Kentucky.
- 2229 in attendance
- Like Kingsway, also in transition with new Senior Pastor on staff already. They joke that they taught Kingsway how to do it.
- Acknowledge their lackluster website. New one is the works.
- Always encouraging attendees to take the next step. First step is guest services.
- Their fours values are:
- Worship
- Study
- Serve
- Give
- They have guests instead of visitors.
- Volunteers make a 1 yr commitment.
- The bulletin has a tear-off with basic info to fill out and also a place to list unchurched, any prayer requests, and upcoming surgeries. They get a 90% return of the tear-offs. Mainly because they pray for the needs every week and then the staff, administration, and elders do follow-up.
- They redefined Christian education as spiritual formation.
- What does God want from those at First Church, not what we want for them.
- Why are we on this corner in Burlington, KY?
- Recruit 7 people to be praying for you.
Books
- Creating Magic by Lee Cockerell
- First Impressions by Mark L. Waltz
- Simply strategic volunteers by Tony Morgan and Tim Stevens
- Think orange by Reggie Joiner
- Being God’s man in leading a family by Stephen Arterburn, Kenny Luck, and Todd Wendorff
Tomorrow: Southland
