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October 25, 2012 1 Comment

In our new book, Effective Staffing for Vital Churches, we write that all churches are missional or they aren't a church.  Pastor and author Michael Slaughter fell in love with the book at

October 25, 2012 0 Comments

There’s more to public praying than just heeding some “thou shalt nots.” For example, thou shalt not use the words 'Lord' or 'just' as commas between long, run-on sentences: (“We just pray, Lord, that

October 23, 2012 0 Comments

Too often, churches get staffing wrong. I know in their heart of hearts they believe that by hiring age-graded directors/pastors/associate ministers they're staffing to grow, but in today's culture, especially in our less

October 23, 2012 0 Comments

Yesterday, I wrote about the three changes every pastor needs to go through when a church moves through a growth barrier.  Although there are many interpretations of what these barriers are in our

October 22, 2012 0 Comments

Every time a leader goes through a church barrier, three changes have to take place in the leader's life: Developing a new skill set Changing his or her value system Changing the way he

October 22, 2012 0 Comments

We live in a culture where church membership is a moving target. Those considering the move from guest to member may join the church for any number of reasons. Before joining any church,