Cultivating Fruitfulness

Focus on the Five Practices: A Congregation-Wide Initiative

Based on the book, Five Practices of a Fruitful Congregation by Bishop Robert Schnase

Imagine a congregation-wide focus on these practices that includes a five week sermon series, five weeks with every household reading daily devotions and sharing prayers on these practices, five weeks of leadership teams and small groups stimulated to take new initiatives, five weeks of conversation and commitment focused on the mission of the church. These are the practices that lead to excellence and fruitfulness, and they can change your church. Imagine!

Cultivating Fruitfulness is a congregational resource that inspires participants through 5 weeks of prayer and devotion. Each day includes a Scripture, a short story or concept from book, a personal question and a prayer.

Click here to preview a sample devotion from Cultivating Fruitfulness.


Download a brochure on all available Five Practices products.

Other resources for the "Focus on the Five Practices: Congregation-Wide Initiative":

Five Practices Leader Manual and Media

A participant guide for group study on each of the Five Practices
Five Practices — Radical Hospitality
Five Practices — Passionate Worship
Five Practices — Intentional Faith Development
Five Practices — Risk-taking Mission and Service
Five Practices — Extravagant Generosity

Focus on the Five Practices - Complete Set
Contains one of each of the above resources, including the original book by Bishop Schnase.

For more information on the entire intiative, go to fivepractices.cokesbury.com.