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Word Count: 773 – Est Reading Time: <3 Minutes What’s UpWe’re in the first full week of Advent, and your community’s already buried under Christmas noise. And while pastors like to blame Santa,

Word Count: 1514 – Est Reading Time: 3 Minutes What’s Up:Advent kicks off this weekend, and the Christmas Countdown is on. You and I both know the next few weeks are going to

Word Count: 950 – Est Reading Time: 3 Minutes What’s UpYour Christmas Eve service is the one service a year when people who rarely think about church actually show up. But goodwill and

Word Count: 514 – Est Reading Time: <2 Minutes What’s Up:Let's Get Real ... Most churches aren’t dying from bad preaching or lack of passion. They’re dying from bad leadership structures. The wrong

Word Count: 622 – Est Reading Time: 2 Minutes What’s UpMost people don’t want to come to church. That’s not cynicism, that’s reality. Inviting people to church just because we wish they’d show

Word Count: 975 – Est Reading Time: 3 Minutes What’s UpMost churches don’t have a momentum problem: They have a maintenance problem. They get something started, they see a few sparks fly, and