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11 Reasons Church Attendance Is Declining (Even for Churchgoers)
Declining church attendance comes up in a surprising number of conversations – and no one’s quite sure how to respond to it. The issue? Even committed church attendees are attending church less often. Sure, the trend has been happening for…
5 Reasons People Have Stopped Attending Your Church (Especially Millennials)
Ever wonder why generating momentum in the local church seems harder than ever for most leaders? You’re not alone. The conversation about momentum and shifting attendance trends is happening at every level of the church, including some of the largest…
9 Things That Worked in the Church A Decade Ago That Don’t Today
So you entered into church leadership full of enthusiasm and fresh ideas. And for a season, a lot of those ideas worked. You saw your ministry grow, people come to faith, and the mission advance. But times change. And—these days…
5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Copy a Mega-Church
If someone asked you who you’re following in today’s church landscape, you could probably answer with a list of 3-5 church leaders and perhaps 3-5 organizations to whom you’re paying close attention. Even if you say you don’t have a list, chances are…
5 Reasons You Need to Stay In Your Leadership Role Longer Than You Want To
Maybe you’re thinking of leaving. You’re thinking: I’ve done everything I can here. I’m not sure there’s much room left to grow. A change of venue will bring greater opportunity. And maybe God is calling you elsewhere. I can’t say.…
5 Things That Won’t Make Your Church Grow (Despite What You May Think)
So you want your church to grow…to reach new people. And you’ve convinced yourself that you really would grow if you only had one or two more things to make your ministry thrive. For example, you’ve might have said any combination…
How Judgmentalism is Killing Your Church And 3 Ways to Stop It
Clearly Christians have a an image problem: we’re viewed by many non-Christians as far too judgmental. Okay…it’s not so much an image problem as it much as it is a real problem. We are judgmental. And outsiders (and a whole generation…
Why You Should Never Let Your Circumstances Do This One Thing To You
Circumstances. You face them every day you are always reacting to them–positively or negatively. Think about it. What circumstances in your life do you wish would change right now? A different work environment that doesn’t suck the life out of…
10 Very Possible Reasons Your Church Isn’t Growing
Sometimes you and I make life out to be more mysterious than it actually is. You ask why you keep getting speeding tickets (why me God?!?) when the simple truth is you usually speed. You ask why your friendships are…
5 Things Your Pastor Wishes They Could Tell You
I don’t know why I wanted to write this today. But I did. Other than a brief time in law, pastoring a church is what I’ve been involved in for my adult life. I’ve probably had thousands of conversations with…
How To Get Your Church Passionate About Your Mission
One of the dreams of almost every leader is to see every person within an organization motivated by the same mission and vision. The reality is very few organizations—and very few churches—function that way. Most leaders have had an unsettling…
21 Key Learnings from Andy Stanley and the Drive Conference
I was at the Drive 13 Conference this week, North Point Church’s leadership conference in Atlanta. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve been in a room with Andy only to think “I wish everyone could hear this.” So…