How Churches Die Spiritually Part 1
…spiritual death of the congregation begins. If the Great Commission isn’t embedded in the leadership, the arrival of a new pastor spells trouble because the odds are the new pastor…
Vision Without Clarity Is a Death Sentence
…a church from slow, quiet decline. Here’s the uncomfortable truth … churches don’t close because they lack passion or programs. They close because leadership never translated their vision into executable…
What Will Your Church’s Return On Investment Be in 2026? (And we’re not talking about money)
…meetings. Programs ran. Events stacked on top of events. By December, both the pastor and the leadership team were exhausted … and yet attendance was flat, baptisms were down, and…
The Church Growth Foundations You Can’t Skip
…the vision. They’re the difference between a church that bickers itself into irrelevance and a church that pulls together through the storm. Systems That Sustain Hospitality, follow-up, leadership covenants, discipleship…
Focus, Focus, Focus
…God and has often occurred in spite of, not because of, their own leadership ability. Tom Bandy calls this the “inner work of leadership.” Tom offers a mentoring seminar on…
Meditating on Exodus 18
The story of Moses and Jethro can help us understand the role of leadership and the importance of relationships. In this text Jethro bluntly tells Moses that his leadership style…