Articles - The Effective Church Group

Selecting the right leaders is critical for a church's growth and success. However, many (probably most) churches make at least five of the following common leadership selection mistakes that can hinder their progress.

That's a question I received today from someone who was asking based on an email invitation their received to tomorrow's seminar on spiritual conversations and evangelism that I'm holding. I decided to treat the question as if it was a real

The Myth of Spiritual Conversations is alive and well in most churches today. I see it every time I teach evangelism at the Center for Ministry and Leadership Training at Phillips Seminary. As

I suspect that exegetically and homiletically, the sermon would be considered a winner. The biblical text was put into its historical context for the audience, Greek roots were exposed and explained, and there

Churches like yours depend on donations from congregation members to not only make their operations possible but also grow the church and its impact on the community. Seeing as 63 percent of donors