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How Church Structure Can Help (or Hinder) Growth
It’s one thing to want to see your church grow. But actually positioning your church for growth with an effective church structure is entirely different. If you structure bigger, you can grow bigger. If you don’t, your structural constraints will…
5 Reasons Churches That Start Small Stay Small
So…you want your church to grow, right? When I ask ministry leaders whether they want to see growth, almost every leader I’ve ever talked to says yes. Sure…there are some house church movements that want to stay small. And some long-time…
7 Healthy Ways To Resolve Conflict at Church or Work
So you’re dealing with church conflict, and you’re feeling some tension with someone you work with or serve with. Join the club. But rather than let it linger, address it. The stakes are simply too high. I’m increasingly convinced many…
10 Powerful Ways to Grow Your Church
In an era of declining church attendance (and many other declining church statistics), 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…
5 Ways For a Church Member to Leave a Church Well
Sometimes people remember how you arrived. They almost always remember how you left. Especially if you leave poorly. This is true when people come to your church and when they leave, as some inevitably do. I was out driving through…
The Top 10 Things Pharisees Say Today
Chances are that if you’re a Christian, your desire is to be more like Christ. That’s great. But are you?How would you know? A Barna study done a few years ago owned me. The survey revealed that 51% of the North…
10 Best Practices of Super Healthy Leaders
What do you need to become a super healthy leader over the long haul? Too many leaders get discouraged, drained, and defeated over the long haul in leadership. None of them set out to end up that way, but without careful…
3 Crucial Differences Between Reaching People and Transfer Growth
I’ll start with a simple question: Are you trying to grow your church or reach people? The distinction might be more important than you think. I love growth-minded leaders and I always appreciate pastors who are trying to reach their…
7 Dangerous Signs Your Church Has Become An Insider Church
You may have noticed something. Over the last few years, church leaders have incessantly focused on “getting people back in the building.” That’s completely understandable, especially given how hard it was to rebuild churches after COVID. No one likes to…
Episode 642: Willie and Korie Robertson on the Backstory of Duck Dynasty, the Terrible Side of Rapid Growth, and How to Make Marriage, Family, and Friendship Work in the Spotlight
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…
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…