Build a Wedding Venue Ministry That Grows Your Church
If you’ve been with me for the last two Mondays, you know we’ve been working through what comes after Easter. The first piece laid out the season of opportunity, from now through Memorial Day, and how to choose one event worth building a year around. The second piece walked through the five elements that turn […]
Five After Easter Strategies for Sustained Growth and Discipleship
With just one Sunday remaining before Resurrection Sunday, this is where preparation becomes opportunity. At the Effective Church Group we always say that Easter is an all-hands-on deck moment. From the parking lot to the pew, every touchpoint matters. Hospitality teams are not simply greeters, they are on the front lines helping every guest feel […]
Is Your Church Priority Connecting with First-Time Visitors?
Why some churches see first-time visitors almost every week and what pastors can do to attract guests consistently without gimmicks.
Pastor’s Guide to Strategic Church Planning for 2026
The Calendar Turn Isn’t the Reset Button We Wish It Were By the time the new year’s calendar flips, most pastors are running on fumes. Christmas is over. Attendance did whatever it did. You preached your heart out. You shook the hands. You smiled through it. And now you’re staring down another year, hoping this […]
The Problem with Intentional Intergenerational Worship Today: Why Nostalgia Won’t Grow Your Church
Intergenerational worship sounds noble, but nostalgia won’t grow your church. Here’s the blunt truth about why blended services aren’t reaching outsiders and what to do instead.
Organizing for Opportunity
Churches don’t die because they run out of opportunities. They die because they squander them. Every church has more opportunities than they realize. They’re everywhere – in annual traditions, in community events, in sermon series, in hallway conversations, even in one-on-one coffee dates. But most churches don’t recognize them as opportunities. They treat them as […]