Time Management for Church Leaders
One of top questions we’ve heard during the Only Four Things Grow Churches tour has to do with the allocation of the pastor’s time. When we suggest that a pastor leading a church of under 450 needs to spend between 70 – 80 percent of their time networking with the unchurched, the grumbling becomes audible […]
What’s Next?
Here’s a mind bender for you. Below is a simple scenario. Put your church consultant hat on and contemplate – what would you do? Four mornings each week, he sat in his office doing Facebook updates, responding to the occasional email, and tending to the church’s website. On Wednesdays he planned worship and worked on the bulletin. […]
Life Lessons Learned along the Way
This is not a religious article, but it begins with a spiritual dimension because I believe spirituality is the foundation of a healthy life. You can share this article with anyone and it should not offend. If it does, they have a problem, not you. This is a piece about LIFE and what I’ve learned […]
Turning Dreams into Reality
In the last decade, a ton of books have been written on the importance of developing mission, vision, and value statements and casting vision. There’s nothing wrong with that; in fact, mission, vision, and value and casting vision are where all great work begins. But…. The problem is that these actions will not turn dreams […]
Never Call It a Welcome Center
Too many churches don’t have an information center – and the ones that do seem to tuck it away against the back wall in some out-of-the-way corner. A well run information center is worth its weight in gold. That being said, don’t make these information center faux pas: Instead of “Information Center,” it’s labeled “Visitors” or “Welcome” […]
The Church Growth Movement Revisited
The church growth movement has taken a bad rap the past decade. Many unfair comments have been made in an attempt to either discredit it or make it obsolete. I’m sure there are many reasons for the attempts to either discredit or make the movement obsolete. At worst the attempts were the acts of incompetent […]