From Doers to Equippers – Part Three
What happens during the transition? The pastor must carefully and slowly chip away at destroying the dependent culture and establishing a growth culture. For eight years, I chipped away at changing the culture to one of equipping. I spent those 8 years filtering out whom I had to see and get fired and whom I […]
From Doers to Equippers – Part Two
Making the transition from doers to equippers is perhaps one of the hardest transitions to make. So, let’s take it step by step. Step one begins with the pastor. The pastor has to demonstrate this change or no one else will. Why is this change so hard for pastors? Because it’s easier and less time-consuming […]
Tools We Use: CoSchedule
Sometimes we get asked about the tools we use to do the things we do. This afternoon I was creating and scheduling some social media updates for the upcoming week and realized that there are quite a number of the church leaders we work with who are still doing social updates by hand. Because all of […]
How to Get First-Time Visitor Contact Information
If you don’t follow-up on your first-time visitors within a few hours of their visit, you shouldn’t be surprised if your church isn’t growing. Every single study shows that follow-up is critical, and yet I still hear pastors handing out their … pardon me … lame excuses for why they don’t do it. If your […]
Is Your Vision Visionary?
Without vision, the people perish. Granted, that’s a bad translation of Proverbs 29:18, but the proverb itself is spot on. The problem is that most church visions teeter on a balance between insipid and impotent. Which is one of the reasons why so many congregations are going through the motions of “doing church” instead of […]
Six Steps to the Best Christmas Eve Ever
Christmas Eve is the one time in our culture where people are still somewhat likely to consider going to church when that is not the norm for them. Â So good preparation and prayer are essential for this prime moment. I am writing this at the end of October. Â By now you should have a good […]