Stop Making the Same Church Leader Selection Mistake
…regularly doesn’t mean they’re spiritually focused. Leadership must be rooted in faith, prayer, and a commitment to ongoing spiritual growth. If they aren’t actively engaged in deepening their faith, they…
Creating an Equipping Culture
…time examining the growth of the unpaid servants we are working with. Score Our church expects us to equip people for ministry rather than doing it ourselves. Score We regularly…
Are Most Pastors Averse to Being Held Accountable?
…you explain the constant use of numbers in Acts? The author of Acts chronicles the growth of the early church with numbers. Acts 1 says the church went from 120…
The Magic Pill Placebo
…ago, a Lilly research project looked at mainline churches that were growing through conversion growth, that is, churches that were reaching and transforming the unconnected into disciples of Jesus Christ….
Why the Mainline is Shrinking …
…roller coaster ride. Good things will happen, the church will see some real growth (and at first it’s often real slow in coming), and many of the detractors will either…
A Delicate Matter … Senior Staff Expectations
…a serious church-growth process: the chaplain and the catatonic. This article deals with the catatonic type of pastors … the ones who are, frankly, lazy. The description of the catatonic…