Did you just find out that your home church won’t be holding public services this weekend?
If so, you’re not alone.
Your church leaders aren’t panicking. At this point, especially if your church is large, this is a responsible decision.
The current global health ...
Today is the day!
You can now buy a copy of my newest book, 100 Days To A Healthier Church!
Here’s an excerpt.
Chapter 2: What Can Be Done in 100 Days?
Turning a church from unhealthy to healthy is a daunting task.
It starts by working smarter, not harder.
Here’s an example.
Most churches in the world are small. As many as 90 percent are under 200, 80 percent under 100.
Is this because the pastors of those churches haven’t mastered church growth? Or could there be other factors at play here?
These are valid questions, but they have surprisingly ...
Doing new things is scary. For some.
Doing new things is exciting. For others.
But even if you fall more into the second category than the first (as I do) doing something new is always exhausting.
And it’s more exhausting when you’re attempting to change something you’ve ...
How many of my fellow pastors are prepping their 20/20 vision statements right now, I wonder?
It reminds me of what happened in 2010. Back then, there were a whole lot of churches, ministries and individuals promoting their 10-year plans for their 2020 vision.
The idea of having ...
Volunteer leaders are the backbone of the church.
This is true in churches of all sizes, but especially in small churches which may be led exclusively by volunteers.
After all, volunteers can quit at any time. And when they do, it actually frees up more of their spare time. So ...
On any given Sunday, even the smallest, simplest church service juggles an amazing array of complex issues.
- Set-up to tear-down
- Relationships to administration
- Spiritual to emotional
- Planned events to unplanned interruptions
- and more.
But too often we reduce the value of this beautiful, ...
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