Articles for tag: New Hampshire

March 25, 2019

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SPOTLIGHT: Manchester Christian Church, Manchester, New Hampshire

A Decentralized Approach to Church Growth By Steve Carr The church must look different tomorrow than it does today. This is the conviction of Bo Chancey, lead minister of Manchester Christian Church in New England. It is a fascinating observation, considering Manchester Christian, which now averages about 4,000 weekly, is already the largest Protestant church in New Hampshire, the second most dechurched region in America. Still, the church’s strategy relies upon continual risk-taking and nontraditional approaches to growth. Change is an essential part of Manchester Christian’s DNA. “Churches always change, because the church is people, and people are constantly changing,”

May 4, 2013

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Praying for One Transforms Church

By Kent E. Fillinger “Pray for One.” Bo Chancey sent an e-mail to everyone at Manchester (New Hampshire) Christian Church on the Thursday before he preached his first sermon there. He told them his inaugural message would be for each person to pray for one person to follow Christ. That Sunday, Chancey told the 1,200 who had gathered that if everyone would consistently pray for one person, the church would double in size in two years. Chancey continued to reinforce his “pray for one” message in his various communications. “Pray for one” is now part of the church”s cultural language. People regularly

June 3, 2007

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Trees, Runs, and Prayers

By Dave Smith We”re moving, again. I was up in the attic last week. You would know I had been up there if you saw the scabs on my head. I have this habit of bumping into rafters. I wore my Yosemite National Park cap, but it didn”t help. Next time I”ll wear my bike helmet. Somewhere between bumps, I found my memory box. In it was a picture of a young guy with hair, and no shirt, holding a running trophy. There was a trophy for winning the cha-cha during ballroom dance competition when I was 13. Think Dancing

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