An Eye-Opening Thought
Why is it that churches will borrow money to build buildings, but they shudder at the thought of borrowing money to hire staff? After all, staff are more important to discipling people than buildings are. Yet when I recommend to churches that, if they can’t afford to hire the staff they need, they should borrow […]
New Year, New You
And by “new you” I mean “new congregation.” With over 85 percent of all churches in North America either in decline or on a plateau (and those on a plateau are generally those on the precipice and about to go over the cliff of a decline), a makeover of your congregation is probably in order. […]
How Do You Measure Success for Your Church?
Welcome to 2013. How are you going to measure the success of your church this year, and every other year, for that matter? Worship attendance, finances, Sunday school and/or small group attendance, the number of baptisms, the number of new leaders raised up? What if I told you that even though these are all important, none […]
Just Say No!
One of the toughest things to do is say no. In the How to Say “No” episode of Church-Talk Drs. Bill and Kris share not only how to say no, but how to help those you lead to say no. It’s no secret that one of the most difficult things to learn to say is […]
Man Was Not Meant to Be Alone
“God said, ‘It’s not good for the Man to be alone; I’ll make him a helper, a companion.’” I’m sure you’ve read this verse before. I know I’ve read it time and time again. But now that my wife has passed away, I read this verse differently. I’ve come to know personally what it means to be […]
Effective Multi-Generational Worship Demands New Thinking
Planning on reaching the younger generation with today’s common worship tools? In the words of Seth Meyers, really? Beginning in 1950, each new generation has been raised within a learning paradigm that is significantly different from the one before it. Those born prior to 1950 may be called the “Radio Generation.” Their learning paradigm is […]