Pastor Burnout: The Rope You Were Never Called to Hold
Pastors are really good at carrying things. We carry the vision, the sermon, the budget shortfall, the board’s anxiety, the staff conflict, the struggling marriage in the third pew, and the member who is convinced the church will collapse if somebody moves the communion table six inches to the left. Then we carry all of […]
Build a Wedding Venue Ministry That Grows Your Church
If you’ve been with me for the last two Mondays, you know we’ve been working through what comes after Easter. The first piece laid out the season of opportunity, from now through Memorial Day, and how to choose one event worth building a year around. The second piece walked through the five elements that turn […]
Spring Events That Actually Grow Your Church: A Pastor’s Execution Guide
If you missed last week’s article, here’s the short version: the stretch between Easter and Memorial Day is one of the most underutilized seasons on the church calendar. Your community is already in a celebratory mood, already gathering around Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduations, and weddings, and the churches that grow are the ones that […]
The Day After Easter: How Smart Pastors Turn a Moment into Momentum
It’s the day after Easter and yesterday was glorious. Or maybe it wasn’t. Either way, today’s a new day and honestly, the calendar doesn’t care about your feelings. If Easter exceeded your expectations, that’s worth a moment of gratitude and a quiet pat on the back. Good leadership showed up, and it made a difference. […]
An Encouraging Word for Pastors for Easter
As we step into this final week of Lent, we reverently remember what Jesus experienced. First triumphant entry adulation, but then misunderstanding, false accusations, betrayal, blood sweating anguish, flesh ripping flogging, excruciating crucifixion and death. But because of all of this, we can now look forward to the life-changing joy of resurrection. Today we stand […]
73% Show Up Once. 13.4% Come Back. The Easter Crowd Numbers You’ll Wish You Never Heard …
It’s Holy Week, which means most pastors are busy. Extra services are being finalized, sermons are getting their last round of edits, graphics and music are coming together, and volunteers are being coordinated. Somewhere in the middle of all that preparation sits an expectation that Easter crowd will be larger than usual. That’s what Easter […]