Questions that Matter
I am coaching a guy who is doing his best to turn around an established church. We all know that turning a church around is one of the most difficult tasks on the planet, and it requires more skill than just about anything I know of. While we were talking, he shared with me six […]
Looking for Myth Busters
There are a few myths I keep running into that I feel are hurting churches’ chances of reaching the unreached population in the US. So I thought I would share five of the biggest myths I’ve heard lately. Myth One: An acoustic service is a great way to reach new people. The fact is that […]
Small Church – Hope for the Future
This week I’ve been in the midst of a couple discussions about the small church. It started when a colleague cited a statistic he’d read that 94 percent of churches in North America were small churches. I was tempted to reply that God must love small churches, since the Lord apparently created so many, but […]
How to Increase and Respond to First-Time Visitors
We’re constantly looking for ways to increase the number of first-timers coming to church and to encourage the congregation to invite their friends. Here are four goodies. At the end of worship, take a moment to say, “Let’s take a moment to center our thoughts on who we can invite to church next Sunday.” […]
Christmas Ideas
It’s not too early to begin thinking about what you’re going to do to capitalize on the pagan holiday known as Christmas. Yes, you heard me correctly – Christmas is a pagan holiday. But contrary to what you might think, its status as a pagan holiday makes it an even more valuable evangelism tool than you think. […]
Why Most Church Consultations Don’t Make a Long-Term Difference
We at 21st Century Strategies have been doing church consultations for over twenty-three years and we’ve had the opportunity to study why some churches thrive after a consultant has done their job and why other churches fail. Conversations with other church consultants reveal a lot of the same data. Here’s the bottom line: for most […]