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3 Steps to Create Church Core Value Statements (With Examples)
There’s a good chance that your church has core value statements. But whether they actually mean something to your staff, leaders, and members may be up for question. And let’s face it, many core value statements sound so generic that…
10 Ways to Grow Your Church (Growing Through Engagement)
In an era of declining church attendance, how do you grow your church and advance your mission? Well, one way is this: You turn ordinary attendees into passionate champions of the mission. For too long, many North American Christians have…
How to Start a Ministry: 7 Missteps to Avoid
When it comes to starting a ministry, I can’t tell you the number of times I thought, “I wish somebody had taught me this in seminary before starting a ministry.” Don’t get me wrong – I’m exceptionally grateful for the…
10 Reasons Church Attendance Is Declining (Even for Committed Christians)
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…
How the Structure of a Church Can Help (or Hinder) Growth
It’s one thing to want to see your church grow. It’s entirely another to position your church structurally so you can accommodate growth. If you structure bigger, you can grow bigger. If you don’t, your structural constraints will stifle and…
5 Essential Building Blocks of a Healthy Church Culture
Every church has a culture—yours does, mine does—and whether you have a healthy one or not, I can promise you that your culture IS impacting every area of your ministry. It’s why leaders choose to work for your church… or…
7 Signs It’s Time to Leave the Church You’re Leading
So, you’ve thought about leaving your church, haven’t you? As the Barna group has chronicled, as many as 42% of pastors have given real, serious consideration to leaving full-time ministry in the past year. And while the stress of the…
CNLP 494: John Delony on Why Married People Have Stopped Having Sex, Theological Malpractice, and Why So Many Young Leaders are Angry
Dr. John Delony talks about the impact of current culture on people including why married people have stopped having sex, the impact of isolation, theological malpractice, and why so many young leaders are angry. (Listener discretion is advised as this…