Move Your Church Forward: How to Cast Vision
Having a vision is one thing; knowing how to cast so it sticks is another. If you want to align your congregation with the vision so they’re moving forward, you’ll have to be more effective in your vision casting. Let me share with you how I did it over a twenty-four year period in the […]
Preach For Life Change Preach for Transformation
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 were excellent anecdotes, statistics, stories, and personal experiences sprinkled throughout. The title was memorable and the presentation was nearly superb. As we […]
Online Church Fundraising: 5 Best Practices To Follow
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 prefer to give online, your church should focus its fundraising efforts there. But in an increasingly digital world, there are many players—from […]
Are You Making These Five Hospitality Mistakes?
They had a problem. A BIG problem. More than nine out of ten first-time visitors who walked through the door never returned. It was like their visitors walked in, took a quick look around, and maybe even kicked the tires and hung out for worship, but once they left the building, their sentiments were, “Cross that church […]
How to Create a Budget for Your Church: 4 Best Practices
As a church leader, you know how important it is for your church to effectively steward its resources. After all, you can only serve the community and engage your congregation if you have the necessary funding for your mission-driven activities! Accounting best practices provide a framework for managing your church’s finances, and one critical element […]
Your Church Numbers Count
I had a conversation recently with a small group of mainline pastors and the conversation naturally turned to church transformation and church growth. When I asked how they measured whether their churches were growing, plateauing, or declining I started getting the typical excuses and defensive posturing I so often hear. “Numbers aren’t important.”“Numbers don’t really […]