Property
Property By: Tom Bandy Do we buy and renovate, rent and redecorate, or build and design? Any of the alternatives might be a good move, but in order to make a decision with integrity, consider three things: Priority: The order of priority for budget and energy is leadership development, then community development, and then property […]
Finance
Finance By: Tom Bandy As I write this, it is almost April, and another tax deadline looms. People over 45 are scrambling to get their tax receipts from the church, so they can apply for a deduction. But people under 45 are calculating their tax refund and wondering how a faithful Christian might spend a […]
Communication
Communication By: Tom Bandy The more worship becomes part of a discipline of spiritual growth, the more churches are finding ways to interface worship with long-distance education. The Uncommon Lectionary, for example, really demands that churches develop websites, blogs, exclusive access email forums … and podcasting. Podcasting is really an evolution from blogging that embeds […]
A Kingdom Mindset Is What We Need
A Kingdom Mindset is What We Need By: Bill Easum The other day a church planter told me “Now that we are up and running and growing we’ve had several churches in the area say: ‘Hey, it looks like we’re in competition now.’ No one seemed to worry about us when we were just starting […]
Why Church Plants Don’t Reach Their Potential
Why Church Plants Don’t Reach Their Potential By: Bill Easum My hearts aches. Too many new church plants either don’t make it past eighteen months or remain so small they can barely survive, much less thrive. Why do so many church plants not reach their potential? It certainly isn’t because they don’t try or don’t […]
Turning Church Around
Turning around a church is not for the fainthearted or the impatient. Churches that have been experiencing decline also tend to experience rapid leader turnover. In business, the fault of this rapid turnover tends to be laid at the feet of the leaders who get frustrated and move on. In churches, however, the turnover can […]