A Great Preaching Text for Doubling First-Time Guests
viagra I know some of you have purchased our “I Love My Church Day” program designed to double the number of first-time visitors and then retain 50% of them. So I wanted to share this preaching idea with you. One of the great texts to use the Sunday before you conclude the program and ask […]
Married to a Model? Consider Divorce
No, not that kind of model. I’m wondering if you’re married to a particular church paradigm, a specific way of doing church. And if you are, will you be willing to throw her under the bus when the time comes when it’s necessary for the sake of the Kingdom? I suspect you’d like to think so, […]
When Digital Worship Isn’t
A week or so ago I had the great privilege of leading a workshop session for a group of folks who were considering the possibility of professional ministry. I’d been invited to present on Sunday morning and follow my presentation with a brief closing worship. I’d planned on bringing my guitar and leading a time […]
The #1 Church Website Blunder
… and a quick reminder on numbers two, three, and four. Take a look at these pictures. These are screenshots of the main front pages for two random church websites I took a look at. Notice anything? It’s more than an elephant in the room… it’s the elephant in the picture. The big, beautiful picture of […]
The Power of Choice
I just finished reading a book synopsis on a flight to the deep South. Sheena Ivengar’s Art of Choosing provided me some grist to grind as I secret-shopped a mid-sized church in Texas (with an average worship attendance of around 300). Although this church hosted both traditional and contemporary worship services, I noticed in both services […]
Too Busy to Grow Your Church
I just returned from a training event for a church that’s dwindled down to less than fifty in worship and has less than a dozen committed leaders. They were pretty much in the desperate mode, which is never a good place to be. When they turned to 21st Century Strategies to help them find a way […]