Small Group Mistake
The mistake most churches make trying to develop a small group system is that they focus on starting small groups. Instead, they should focus on developing leaders who develop other leaders and release them for ministry. There are a minimum of four levels of leaders needed for such a system to multiply and be a […]
Leadership Tip Two
The following two leadership tips are related. Tip One: Church leaders need to start going house to house again – not to talk about the weather or to eat a chicken dinner, but to have spiritual conversation. I’ve heard that every household in the largest church in the world, Yoido Full Gospel Church in Soul, […]
Conversation About Jesus
If you were to have a conversation about Jesus with a non-Christian, what would you say and do? When was the last time you had a conversation with someone about their relationship to Jesus Christ? One of the hard pills most church leaders need to swallow and digest is the realization that preaching as we […]
Acts of the Apostles
What would happen to your ministry if every year you chose a dozen lay people you felt had potential and spent the year discipling them? What would happen if every paid staff person on your staff did the same? Suggestions for such an experiment Begin the time exploring the movement and antics of the church […]
Ordained Associate Pastors
Mainline churches should avoid like the plague bringing ordained Associate Pastors on their staff. Instead they should raise up effective, non-ordained staff. There are several reasons for this: 1. They already have the DNA of the congregation. 2. Their effectiveness has been observed long enough to know they can do what they are being hired […]
The Changing Times: Track 3 Questions
For the past decade I have said that we are nearing the time when it will no longer be true that the vast majority of people are converted before the age of 18. I think by the year 2050, that the majority of people will be converted after the age of 18. If this is […]