Missional is the buzzword of the day. You can get new life and extra mileage out of almost any church topic by adding “missional” to otherwise ordinary words. But add Missional to Christianity and many Western Christians start getting uncomfortable. As the missional church redefines Christianity, and make no mistake about it, Christianity as […]
By Bill Tenny-Brittian
There’s a new “craze” in the world of church leadership development called “Peer Coaching.” Although peer coaching isn’t really “new,” there’s been renewed interest in it because of the inability of most church leaders to transform their stagnant or dying congregations. The hope is if they throw a dozen local church leaders together […]
It’s Easter Monday as I sit to write this article. I had the luxury of having two viewpoints at two different churches yesterday. One of the churches was a 400 member church with three services and the other was a 200 member church with two services. Both churches’ staff knew that this would probably […]
Frazee, RandyThe Comeback Congregation
The Comeback Congregation by Randy Frazee (Abingdon) is an excellent example of how to organize around your church’s mission. Using this model, Frazee took a declining church from around 1,000 to 3,000 in worship in five years, using his method of organization. I give it three stars.
I was on a coaching call the other day talking with a pastor of a church of around 500 people in worship. This was the largest church he had ever led and he was frustrated with what he considered to be an ineffective staff. So I asked him to describe the problem. Here’s what […]
Coaching appears to be the “next” big thing when it comes to church leadership. It seems almost everyone either (1) wants to be a coach, or (2) wants to be coached. The fact is, everyone needs a coach, but a great teacher doesn’t necessarily makes a good coach. Indeed, being a great practitioner of […]
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 […]
From Bill Easum
It is my belief multiple pastors is a model for the 21st century. Here are some examples and some thoughts. You can find more in my book Leadership On The Otherside: No Rules, Just Clues to be published in June of 2000.
Fellowship Bible in Little Rock AR began with four equal pastors […]
Getting people in your church’s door for the first time isn’t easy these days, but getting them to return a second and third time is even more difficult. However, you can do a few things that greatly raise the return rate.
The following is a seven step response to first time guests.
Step One:
Immediately following a […]
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