Five Marks of an Effective Congregation
…infant baptism. Infant baptism typically represents biological church growth. However, adult baptisms represent something altogether different. Adult baptisms represent conversion growth. In the West, one of the fastest growing populations…
Youth Are Not the Future of Your Church
…I’m not saying don’t do youth ministry … I am saying that it won’t grow the church. Youth ministry is not a growth strategy. An expected ministry of all programmatic…
Church of the 21st Century
…major trend in church growth. A rediscovery of and appreciation for the holy Scriptures will be a major trend. Practices such as infant baptism and confirmation, once trends, are becoming…
Five Things Every Practicing Church Leader Must Do
Five Things Every Practicing Church Leader Must Do Church transformation, church planting, and church growth are all built on the same foundation. I suspect most of you reading this have…
Peer Coaching 101
…for encouraging personal growth and effecting behavioral change in church leaders. Successful Peer Coaching programs avoid the previous four failures. And yet, there’s more to great Peer Coaching than avoiding…
Getting Beyond the Mirror
…most especially unchurched young families. So be it, but according to recent studies, only 40 percent (or less) of this sub-population is reachable using typical church growth/attractional methods (see Hirsch,…