Why my dad stopped going to church
What leadership styles do you have in your church?
Accessibility for the poor: Veggies, protein, and the bread of life
If your church wants to welcome poor or working class families, you may want to consider providing meals with your classes and activities.
The cure for groups is S.M.A.L.L.
When it comes to groups, the cure is spelled: S.M.A.L.L., and the first step is surveying the types of groups you already have.
Why small groups work
The pages of history show ways small groups have been used. Learn how and why small groups promote both discipleship and church growth.
3 more ways to respond when you care less
As the work of the church plays out on a daily basis, behind the scenes are hurt leaders who are forced to move on because they don’t have the time, energy, resources, or leadership to simply stop and process it all.
3 ways to respond when you care less
As the day-to-day work of the church plays out, behind the scenes there are hurt leaders who are forced to move on because they don’t have the time, energy, resources, or leadership to simply stop and process it all.
7 relational skills possessed by effective church leaders
Do you have relational skills? Need to improve them?
Revitalizing your church: 5 crucial steps to changing DNA
How do you implement intentional change?
“Facts” about your church and money: take a closer look
Here are six things church leaders often believe are facts.
Planning: a revitalization faith-walk
Church leaders sometimes have an aversion to planning.
What does aggressive ministry look like?
I’m a conflict-avoiding, noncompetitive type who struggles to relate to the warrior imagery that frequently appears in Scripture.
Outreach: from “come” to “go”
I recently Googled the word “outreach.” I was surprised at the results.
Can ordinary pastors become turnaround pastors?
The short answer is a happy “Yes!”
Good leaders practice making good decisions
Decisions. How we make them says a lot about how we're wired.
Delegating versus releasing authority: what’s the difference?
I learned an important lesson about the difference between delegating tasks and releasing authority.
How to create and cast vision for your church
Why is this a masterful model of preaching vision on a vision Sunday?
3 mistakes battered pastors make
Everyone gets beat up...it happens.
The hurting church: creating brand new ways to care
The one ministry I would love to see more change in is Care Ministry.
Is your ministry proactive or reactive?
Popular wisdom says that we should not wait until circumstances call for a response.
3 tactics to help you tackle ministry
To maintain a healthy balance between an inward and outward church focus is to tackle ministry needs.
