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December 28, 2025 0 Comments

The Calendar Turn Isn’t the Reset Button We Wish It Were By the time the new year's calendar flips, most pastors are running on fumes. Christmas is over. Attendance did whatever it did.

December 14, 2025 1 Comment

If you’re looking for a warm affirmation of how things used to be, this article (it's too long to call a blog) probably isn’t it. What follows is reality, and reality has a

December 6, 2025 0 Comments

Here's an interesting truth: Most pastors talk a lot – we're really good at that – but very few actually have the conversations that move the needle. We chat in the hallways. We

October 12, 2025 0 Comments

Churches don’t die because they run out of opportunities. They die because they squander them. Every church has more opportunities than they realize. They’re everywhere – in annual traditions, in community events, in

September 29, 2025 0 Comments

Word Count: 964 – Est Reading Time: 3 Minutes What’s UpChurches aren’t starving for opportunities, they’re squandering them. The fix isn’t more events … it’s organizing the ones you already have so they

September 22, 2025 1 Comment

Word Count: 882 – Est Reading Time: <3 Minutes  What’s UpMost churches are spending their limited resources like they’re playing the lottery … throwing money and time at whatever comes along and hoping