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Building a Church That Stands the Test of Time

The Century Church calls leaders to think beyond the moment—to build churches that remain effective, faithful, and fruitful for generations. This conference focuses on how to sustain spiritual and organizational health over the long haul, ensuring that the church continues to make disciples and fulfill God’s mission in every season of life.

You’ll learn to:

• Define true effectiveness, clarifying the biblical core of what it means to succeed as a church—making disciples, living within God’s limits, and measuring fruitfulness by faithfulness.

• Recognize how churches go off track, learning to diagnose survival-mode patterns and rediscover what God truly desires from His church.

• Guide the organization wisely, understanding key problems that arise as churches grow, mature, and age—and how to address life cycle and growth barriers before they stall ministry.

• Pass the leadership tests, developing discernment in selecting qualified leaders, cultivating wise stewardship, and identifying signs of declining leadership before they spread.

• Counter spiritual attacks, learning to stand firm when the unseen battle threatens unity, mission, and momentum.

Includes a zip file containing over 12 hours of the conference audio (MP3 format), and the conference workbook (PDF format). From the 2009 How Church Works Conference.