When I restarted a church in 1969, I shared the following mission statement: “Every member a minister.” In 1982 the statement changed to “Every person a minister.” In 1990 the statement changed again to “Every person a missionary.”
When I left that church in 1993, 80 percent of the people were involved in some form […]
I began consulting with churches part time in 1987. I’ve been a full time consultant to churches since 1990. My consulting firm, 21st Century Strategies, Inc. has been around for twenty-two years. So I’ve had time to see a lot of changes in church consulting over the years- some good and some not so […]
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This is not just another book about Generation X. It is one of the best books to come along to date. It is written by and for a new generation of people who will not respond to […]
I’m constantly asked about the keys to moving through the various barriers churches face. Over the years I compiled my list. Since this post was lost in the transfer of our site, I’m reposting it.
Staff becomes far more essential to the journey.
Pastor has to hone his or her hiring skills.
All staff […]
I’m working with a church established in the 1990s that grew up to 200 the year it moved into its permanent building in the late 90’s. Then it began to decline and has been declining every year since and is now down in the low 100’s.
We see this kind of decline often in new […]
I think most people would say I was a good leader while pastoring. All three of my churches grew while I was there. Still, twice I needed to bring in a consultant.
Lyle Schaller was the first consultant. I had been at the church for eleven or twelve years after restarting the church and some […]
That’s a question I received today from someone who was asking based on an email invitation their received to tomorrow’s seminar on spiritual conversations and evangelism that I’m holding. I decided to treat the question as if it was a real question, as opposed to a snarky question that implied something completely different.
Here’s my response:
Few churches have the tools to walk someone who is […]
Not long ago I did a post on my conversation with Ralph Moore of Hope Chapel in Honolulu. In this conversation I asked Ralph if what I had heard was true – that at times he has given away a sizable portion of his existing congregation to plant churches and did some of them […]
Over twenty years of consulting with more than 40 denominations has allowed me to see some common tactical mistakes made by church leaders. Although I have seen many mistakes, six stand out as the most common tactical mistakes made by church leaders (I have ranked them according to the damage they can do to a […]
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