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Building a Contagious
Church
Building a Contagious
Church
Acts 2:47
Eph 2:21-22
Acts 2:47
Eph 2:21-22
Building a Contagious
Church
Building a Contagious
Church
101 Ways to Build a Contagious Church101 Ways to Build a Contagious Church
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1. Be enthusiastic about the church
2. Invite a prospective member at least each month
3. Appreciate your leaders
4. Tell others about your leaders
5. Make the services enthusiastic
1. Be enthusiastic about the church
2. Invite a prospective member at least each month
3. Appreciate your leaders
4. Tell others about your leaders
5. Make the services enthusiastic
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6. Arrive and start on time
7. End on time
8. Shake at least 25 hands at each meeting
9. Encourage those that read scripture
10. Write a note of thanks to the Elders
6. Arrive and start on time
7. End on time
8. Shake at least 25 hands at each meeting
9. Encourage those that read scripture
10. Write a note of thanks to the Elders
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11. Write a note of thanks to the Deacons
12. Write a note of thanks to your preacher
13. Write a note of thanks to your Bible Class Teachers
14. Dream dreams for the church
11. Write a note of thanks to the Deacons
12. Write a note of thanks to your preacher
13. Write a note of thanks to your Bible Class Teachers
14. Dream dreams for the church
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15. Recognize each member
16. Plan an outside fellowship time for members you need to get to know
17. Invite a new member to your home for dinner
18. Write a goal you need to reach for the church this year
15. Recognize each member
16. Plan an outside fellowship time for members you need to get to know
17. Invite a new member to your home for dinner
18. Write a goal you need to reach for the church this year
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19. Encourage someone from the church to prepare to become a Deacon or Elder
20. Encourage a young man to become a preacher
21. Listen to others with more than your ears
19. Encourage someone from the church to prepare to become a Deacon or Elder
20. Encourage a young man to become a preacher
21. Listen to others with more than your ears
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22. Put service opportunities in front of members
23. Make every member feel important
24. Make every member feel accepted
25. Give leadership responsibilities to as many people as possible
22. Put service opportunities in front of members
23. Make every member feel important
24. Make every member feel accepted
25. Give leadership responsibilities to as many people as possible
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26. Work as a team
27. Encourage members to attend workshops
28. Pay for Elders, Deacons, and Preachers to attend workshops
29. Publish and interesting bulletin
30. Use modern tools to communicate
26. Work as a team
27. Encourage members to attend workshops
28. Pay for Elders, Deacons, and Preachers to attend workshops
29. Publish and interesting bulletin
30. Use modern tools to communicate
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31. Always use the best available equipment
32. Communicate
33. Communicate again
34. Keep involvement active
35. Involve every new member
31. Always use the best available equipment
32. Communicate
33. Communicate again
34. Keep involvement active
35. Involve every new member
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36. Train leaders
37. Make books, magazines, etc. for growth available to members
38. Make growth possibilities available
39. Send a note of appreciation to Elders, Deacons, Preachers, and Teachers
36. Train leaders
37. Make books, magazines, etc. for growth available to members
38. Make growth possibilities available
39. Send a note of appreciation to Elders, Deacons, Preachers, and Teachers
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40. Host a fellowship in your home
41. Attend singing schools
42. Attend Teacher meetings
43. Rent a billboard during Gospel Meetings
44. Use radio to promote the church
45. Help with Summer Camp
40. Host a fellowship in your home
41. Attend singing schools
42. Attend Teacher meetings
43. Rent a billboard during Gospel Meetings
44. Use radio to promote the church
45. Help with Summer Camp
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46. Sit with someone different at the next service
47. Visit the spouse of members who have passed away
48. Encourage an inactive member
49. Do something to make the church better
46. Sit with someone different at the next service
47. Visit the spouse of members who have passed away
48. Encourage an inactive member
49. Do something to make the church better
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50. Try something new for you
51. Conduct a Home Bible Study
52. Work towards perfect attendance
53. Read your Bible through this year
54. Always have your Bible read before class
55. Do personal Bible study
50. Try something new for you
51. Conduct a Home Bible Study
52. Work towards perfect attendance
53. Read your Bible through this year
54. Always have your Bible read before class
55. Do personal Bible study
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56. Set six goals for the church this year
57. Teach and live the truth
58. Be a walking, talking, living Bible
59. Consider your contribution at least twice a year
60. Celebrate members birthdays and anniversaries
56. Set six goals for the church this year
57. Teach and live the truth
58. Be a walking, talking, living Bible
59. Consider your contribution at least twice a year
60. Celebrate members birthdays and anniversaries
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61. Keep balance
62. Keep negativism at bay
63. Praise members
64. Do things that are right and good
65. Clip good bulletin articles
66. Don’t quit until you are dead
61. Keep balance
62. Keep negativism at bay
63. Praise members
64. Do things that are right and good
65. Clip good bulletin articles
66. Don’t quit until you are dead
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67. Do something to help a child at church
68. Think of others
69. Don’t think of self
70. Have the heart of a servant
71. Read
72. Study
67. Do something to help a child at church
68. Think of others
69. Don’t think of self
70. Have the heart of a servant
71. Read
72. Study
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73. Pray
74. Pray some more
75. Sing with your heart
76. Make a plan to grow spiritually
77. Use your talents for the Lord
78. Be thankful for what you have
79 Be thankful for where you are
73. Pray
74. Pray some more
75. Sing with your heart
76. Make a plan to grow spiritually
77. Use your talents for the Lord
78. Be thankful for what you have
79 Be thankful for where you are
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80. Count your blessings
81. Convert your family
82. Live the Christian life
83. Don’t be afraid to admit when you’re wrong
84. Repent
85. Don’t be afraid to admit you don’t know
80. Count your blessings
81. Convert your family
82. Live the Christian life
83. Don’t be afraid to admit when you’re wrong
84. Repent
85. Don’t be afraid to admit you don’t know
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86. Find out
87. Listen in view of change
88. Give a good book to someone who is struggling
89. Send a dollar to someone anonymously
90. Make opportunities for growth
91. Encourage special events
86. Find out
87. Listen in view of change
88. Give a good book to someone who is struggling
89. Send a dollar to someone anonymously
90. Make opportunities for growth
91. Encourage special events
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92. Volunteer
93. Be Christ-like in all your actions
94. Pray, pray, and pray some more
95. Adopt a struggling family
96. Enjoy the life God has given you
97. Lift someone’s burden
92. Volunteer
93. Be Christ-like in all your actions
94. Pray, pray, and pray some more
95. Adopt a struggling family
96. Enjoy the life God has given you
97. Lift someone’s burden
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98. Visit the hospital every time a member is there
99. Visit the nursing home
100. Think positive
101. Don’t forget that the prize is at the end of the journey and not at the beginning or middle.
98. Visit the hospital every time a member is there
99. Visit the nursing home
100. Think positive
101. Don’t forget that the prize is at the end of the journey and not at the beginning or middle.