Author: Bill Tenny-Brittian

Bill is the Managing Partner at The Effective Church Group. He began ministry as a church planter in the early 1980s and over the past 40 years he's grown churches from one side of the nation to the other. In 2002 he joined Bill Easum's consultation group and began partnering with churches and church leaders to help them reach their fullest potential. He is the author of twelve books and the editor of Net Results magazine. Reach Bill here.

Organizing for Opportunity

Organizing for Opportunity

Churches don’t die because they run out of opportunities. They die because they squander them. Every church has more opportunities than they realize. They’re everywhere – in annual traditions, in community events, in sermon series, in hallway conversations, even in one-on-one coffee dates. But most churches don’t recognize them as opportunities. They treat them as […]

Holiday Hospitality: 7 Church Lessons From Your Own Living Room

Holiday Hospitality: 7 Church Lessons From Your Own Living Room

The holiday season kicks off earlier than most of us want to admit. Halloween is barely over before Thanksgiving plans start rolling, and by then Christmas and New Year’s are already on the horizon. At home, it’s the season of company coming. Whether it’s neighbors stopping by with kids in costumes, extended family arriving for […]

Turn Every Opportunity into Church Growth

Turn Every Opportunity into Church Growth

Stop wasting events. Learn how to organize every church moment for church growth with mission‑first planning, clear outcomes, and real follow‑up that leads to discipleship.

Keep Your Church Guests: The First 90 Days

Keep Your Church Guests: The First 90 Days

How will you keep your church guests? Here’s a plan. Use connection cards, a week one follow-up plan, and a 90-day cadence to turn guests into regulars. Follow-up makes the difference.