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"I was just called to a church with twenty-five active members. I can totally count on them to do whatever's needed. I'm excited because the church is very active. They're active in several

I was speaking with a young mainline pastor (we'll call her Rev. Rebecca) who was sharing about her "coach." The "coach" was the pastor at a nearby church. She had significant church leadership

I recently got a note from a pastor who thought that we at The Effective Church Group are down on small churches ... that the only faithful churches are large churches. "The larger

I read a goal statement for a youth program recently. In sum, the statement read: The goal for the Youth Program is to reach the youth in our congregation and encourage them to

Most visions fail for two reasons: (1) They fall off the radar for lack of ongoing leadership support and communication; and (2) The next steps get left out. Once you have a vision,

Truth be known, most church leaders don't hit the Church Growth Panic Button until the money hits the fan. At the moment it becomes clear that the endowments aren't going to last forever