Over the years I’ve watched pastors do all kinds of work trying to grow their church.Ā Many of them have brought in a consultant, myself included, had a thorough examination of their church, and received a clear directive for the future, only to flounder after the consultant left.
It has become clear to me that […]
By:Ā Jeff Patton
A friend asked if I could help plan a mid-career sabbatical.Ā My friend wanted to know the best way to use these months away from a long pastorate (15 years).Ā After writing these questions down, I thought, “these are critical questions, pretty much on a daily basis.”Ā So I share them with you.
Please […]
Over the past couple of decades a major shift has taken place that has gone unnoticed by many established congregations. Iāve never had a good word for this shift until today when I read Servolution by Dino Rizzo, pastor of The Healing Place. Servolution is a movement underfoot today. More and more church leaders […]
With Easter coming soon there are some unique opportunities that you and your church can do to serve your community while promoting your Easter services.
Servant Evangelism is a term I learned from Steve Sjogren whose book, āA Conspiracy of Kindnessā pointed me in the direction of seasonal missional outreaches. According to Sjogren, āservant evangelism […]
Bring good news of great Joy to new peopleā¦then bring them back!
With Christmas Eve fast approaching, itās not too late to prepare for what historically is the service with the highest number of visitors all year. Many of these folks who attend will have limited or no church experience. Indeed, the āNonesā (people with […]
With kids going back to school, now is a great time to think about reaching kids with the gospel of Christ by attracting them to your childrenās ministry. I have long believed that attracting young families can be crucial to your churchās growth. I even dedicated a chapter of my new book Church Turnaround […]
Recently, someone asked me to boil down the concept of multiplication as far as I possibility can. So here goes.
Looking at many of the churches that are multiplying Iāve noticed there are five things that I see in every one of these churches and oddly enough they coincide with our book Dinosaurs to Rabbits: […]
If you have an aversion to large churches, then this article isnāt for you. But if you are open to the possibility that large churches may be better than small churches, then read on.
Iām aware some may think that all Iām interested in is BIG, but nothing could be further from the truth. Iām […]
By Bill Easum
My heart aches.
Too many new church plants either donāt make it past eighteen months or remain so small they can barely survive much less thrive. Why do so many church plants not reach their potential?
It certainly isnāt because they donāt try or donāt care. Church planters usually have a heart of gold. […]
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