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July 2, 2012 0 Comments

I'm always amazed, but seldom surprised, by the content of status updates I see church leaders, especially pastors, making these days. One pastor was apparently having a bad day (or week, month, year,

June 12, 2012 0 Comments

Anyone who has stayed at a growing church for more than 15 years knows that several things are inevitable. Sooner or later you will hit burnout. I did my 10th year. It was

June 6, 2012 0 Comments

It’s always bothered me to spend months busting my backside to get an effective ministry launched in September/October only to have it roll to a virtual stop by mid-June. Sure, there are lots

June 5, 2012 0 Comments

The "summer slump" that many declining churches experience is a self-fulfilling prophecy.  Most declining churches actually take actions that lead to a summer slump: they combine worship services and the choir takes the

June 2, 2012 1 Comment

It goes without saying that most pastors know that worship attendance in the summer usually marks the all time low for the year.  We know not only attendance but income will slump. We don’t

May 28, 2012 0 Comments

Think you're going to lead your church successfully through the next growth barrier? You might want to think again – seriously. The success rate for barrier-breaking is less than 20 percent, and if you