I was recently asked what advice I'd give to a pastor getting ready to start a new transformation effort in a small church that's been in decline for years. Here are the top
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Established: ~1904 Tribe: Protestant Mainline Worship Style: Rural traditional, family informal Congregational Demographics: AWA: 32 Trend: 20 years steep decline; 8 years slow decline; followed by 10 years slight decline Median Age:
Simon Sinek, the author of Start with Why, teaches that every company knows its "what," a few know its "how," but few operate – or even know – their "why." I'd say the same
I was listening to Craig Groeschel at the North American Christian Convention in Kansas City and was struck by something he said: [su_quote cite="Craig Groeschel"]In your church, you must pursue continual discomfort.[/su_quote] There
There's a saying, no one seems to know who said it first, that "If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room." I try to stay out of those
I was reading Luke 6 this morning and was struck by verse 12: One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. This
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