Steps to Revitalization
For the life of me I don’t understand why anyone would try to turn a church around. I did and I’m glad I did. Still, when I consider that the vast majority of pastors who try either fail or lose their job, I have to wonder why they would try… or why I tried. I […]
Church Planting with Jeff Leake
Podcast interview with Bill Easum
Is Your Church Destined for Smallness?
How many church leaders does it take to change a lightbulb? I’m not sure, but in many churches it takes 50 percent or more of the sitting board members to make virtually every decision. And there’s a church growth correlation that shows the more leaders involved in management decisions, the smaller the church’s potential. Case […]
Are Most Pastors Averse to Being Held Accountable?
“So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God.” Romans 14:12 I’ve long been a proponent of measuring results. I believe if you don’t measure the results of something, odds are you’re not going to be as successful as you would be if you kept stats on your ministry. For […]
Make a To Don’t List
I’m a to-do list kind of guy. I’m writing this post on my “day off” and I still have a to-do list that I’m a “slave” to. Today my to-do’s are: Write a blog post Take my wife to a movie Check customer service issues Send happy-birthdays to social media contacts Write 1+ chapter in […]
Five Markers of the Future Church
The vast majority of churches struggle to have a building full of worshipers. Those who do seem to recognize one thing. The church always has been and always will be about making disciples. And we have a clear example of what that looks like from Acts 2: 43-47. Let’s take a look at the five […]