Don’t Be a Fly Trap Church
Everyone who follows my work knows I am a great fan of the local church. It is fundamental to the growth of the Kingdom, along with other forms of being the Church. I have no truck with those who say the day of the local church is over. I can’t stand what the vast majority of […]
Response to Yesterday’s Brain Twister on Facebook
Thanks to the dozens of you who attempted to answer the brain twister posted on Facebook. Although no one got all of the elements correct, many of you got at least part of it right. So let me share with you what I would want to tell this church. I’ll summarize it for our use and […]
Staffing Made Simple
One of the main bugaboos of many pastors is learning how to staff a church. In reality, knowing how to staff is simple if you just use your noggin. The following is based on any size church. If the church has under 500 in worship, some of the following staff should be volunteer or one paid staff […]
Bells Ringing in My Ears
I had to vacate my house for the night because some remodeling was being done, so I checked into a Holiday Inn. While I was out walking my dogs, one of the biggest mainline churches nearby began to ring out old hymn tunes. I was a block away and it hurt my ears. I went into […]
Growing Your Church? You’ll Need Alliances
The following post is a rough draft of a section in the book 21st Century Strategies for Church Growth that I’m in the midst of writing. Your feedback is appreciated. If you’re with me so far, then I’m guessing you’re pretty serious about growing your church. One might think that everyone in the church would […]
Career or Call (from 21st Century Strategies for Church Growth)
In the introduction of 21st Century Strategies for Church Growth, my primary purpose is helping a pastor decide whether or not they can handle the heat in the kitchen of church growth. The following excerpt challenges each reader to question themselves about why they’re in ministry in the first place. It comes across as a […]