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February 15, 2018 0 Comments

In every Pizza with the Pastor gathering I have ever held for newcomers I would ask the same question, “What did you notice first when you came to our church? Without fail I

February 8, 2018 4 Comments

Over the years I've seen pastors make the same mistakes over and over. Every time I see these mistakes I can almost bet their church is declining. So I thought I would share

February 8, 2018 0 Comments

Cultural holidays are wonderful opportunities to attract people to your church. Take last weekend’s Super Bowl as an example. For years the church I pastored would host ‘Football Sunday’ and we would encourage

January 26, 2018 2 Comments

An important step in the growth of any church is to do whatever you can to encourage your first time guests to return for a second week. Notice I use the word ‘guest’

January 19, 2018 1 Comment

Over the past twenty-five years I’ve worked with almost seven hundred churches of all sizes and locations. Most in the U.S. but some in Canada, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, and Ghana. And one

December 28, 2017 2 Comments

No matter what, most resolutions are broken before the second week of January rolls around. Good intentions pave the road to yesterday's results. If you're committed to changing things in your church, now's