Is Your Vision Visionary?
Without vision, the people perish. Granted, that’s a bad translation of Proverbs 29:18, but the proverb itself is spot on. The problem is that most church visions teeter on a balance between insipid and impotent. Which is one of the reasons why so many congregations are going through the motions of “doing church” instead of […]
Stop Developing Leaders, Get More Ministry Done, and Grow Your Church
The lack of leadership is one of the top reasons pastors and other church leaders point to for why their church isn’t growing. “We need more leaders to get the job done. Our current leadership is tired and overworked.” When quizzed about what they’re doing to raise up more leaders, the answers tend to include […]
The Strategies that Grow Churches
Only Four Things Grow Churches I’m fond of reminding church leaders that only a few things grow churches, but there are literally thousands of things that keep churches from growing. When it comes to growing churches, you can do one of two things. You can focus on trying to fix what’s broken so that you […]
The Two Ministries that Grow Churches (Podcast)
[box title=”Jump Start To An Effective Church” box_color=”#ff33333″ title_color=”#000000″ radius=”5″] There are literally hundreds of things that can keep a church from growing. But if you want to ensure a bright future for your church, you want to reach young families. And if you’re going to reach young families, there are only two ministries that […]
The Two Ministries that Grow Churches (Podcast)
[box title=”Jump Start To An Effective Church” box_color=”#ff33333″ title_color=”#000000″ radius=”5″] There are literally hundreds of things that can keep a church from growing. But if you want to ensure your church’s future, you want to reach young families. And if you’re going to reach young families, there are only two ministries that virtually guarantee you […]