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August 18, 2015 0 Comments

I just finished a book called Gaining By Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that Send by J.D. Greear. The premise is basically that the more people you send or give away

August 16, 2015 0 Comments

Perhaps you've noticed, people aren't clamoring to go to church these days.  On any given weekend, about 15% of Americans worship as Christians.  But do not despair, your church music ministry can be

August 14, 2015 7 Comments

If you have an aversion to large churches, then this article isn’t for you. But if you are open to the possibility that large churches may be better than small churches, then read

August 14, 2015 0 Comments

  History has shown that long-term pastoral tenures are better than short-term tenures because they produce more effective churches. By long-term we mean 20+ years. Yet the average pastoral tenure is only between

August 13, 2015 0 Comments

Last weekend, about 15% of Americans were a part of Christian worship.  If you are a Christian leader, that should be enough to get you motivated. Many church leaders weren't trained for what

July 22, 2015 0 Comments

Jim was right out of seminary and into his third year as pastor of his first church. He had worked hard all three years, but the church didn't grow. In fact, if anything,