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October 29, 2012 0 Comments

Sometimes you just can't win. After a year of talking about what it takes to be a welcoming church, this image suggests one step forward and two steps back. To be honest, this

October 29, 2012 0 Comments

Our new book, Effective Staffing for Vital Churches, is now on sale in print, for Kindle, and maybe for Nook on November 1. Many have pre-ordered and we thank you. We believe it

October 25, 2012 1 Comment

In our new book, Effective Staffing for Vital Churches, we write that all churches are missional or they aren't a church.  Pastor and author Michael Slaughter fell in love with the book at

October 23, 2012 0 Comments

Yesterday, I wrote about the three changes every pastor needs to go through when a church moves through a growth barrier.  Although there are many interpretations of what these barriers are in our

October 22, 2012 0 Comments

We live in a culture where church membership is a moving target. Those considering the move from guest to member may join the church for any number of reasons. Before joining any church,

October 20, 2012 1 Comment

I mentioned two things when I spoke one Thursday afternoon in Baltimore: there are only four things that grow a church, and I had never seen a church doing those four things that