Church Growth
Want to Reach New People? These 10 Habits Set Your Church Back
Today’s post is written by Tony Morgan, Founder of The UnStuck Group. What is the first-time guest experience really like at your church? When my team at The Unstuck Group helps a church assess ministry health, one key step we take…
5 Keys To Having Meaningful, Life-Giving Conversations With Non-Christians
Today’s post is a guest post by Rose Meeder. Not only is Rose a close friend, Rose is a physician, a wife and mother to four, and the host of Intersection, a podcast where she has important, meaningful conversations with…
5 Small-Thinking Mindsets That Stunt Your Church’s Potential
So what’s really holding back your church’s potential? As hard as it might be to admit, ever think it might be…you? More particularly, ever think it might be the way you think? I’m firmly convinced I’m my own worst enemy.…
5 Tell-Tale Signs Your Church Isn’t Outsider-Friendly
Pretty much every church leader I talk to says they long to reach their community. After all, the church is one of the only missions on the planet that exists for the sake of its non-members. But are our churches…
3 Ways Almost Every Church Gets Stuck
At some point, almost every church gets stuck. If yours isn’t stuck right now, just wait a while. Every church and organization gets stuck at some point. Usually, churches get stuck because what was working stopped working, When that happens, leaders aren’t…
5 Specific Ways The Current Approach to Church Seems Badly Outdated
You open the doors to your church every weekend hoping more people will come (or in some cases, hoping somebody comes) only to discover that, with few exceptions, more people rarely do. That appears to be especially true as churches…
Healthy Church Growth: Programs vs. Path
Today’s post is written by my friend, Tony Morgan, Founder of The UnStuck Group. Tony is founder and chief strategic officer of The Unstuck Group, a company that helps churches get unstuck through consulting and coaching experiences designed to focus…
5 Signs Your Church Is Becoming Irrelevant
So how relevant is your church? Any idea how you’d answer that accurately? You can debate how important relevance is all day long (and many do), but the truth is irrelevant churches make almost no impact on the community around…
How to Break Through When Your Church Seems So Small
It’s the classic chicken and egg problem that plagues so many leaders. There’s an 85% chance you’re facing it right now because 85% of churches in North America have congregations of less than 200 attenders. Here’s the challenge: You think…
11 Steps to Make Christmas Your Best Outreach of the Year
Any idea what the best outreach opportunity of the year at your church might be? Christmas outreach may not have been the first thing to pop into your mind. You might think it’s an event you do, or perhaps it’s Easter.…
When To Panic and When NOT to Panic When People Leave Your Church
Most leaders I know fear losing people. I do. And I’ll bet you do. After all, you spend a lot of your time trying to build your ministry. When it comes to the mission of the church, it seems almost…
So WHY Is Your Church Not Attracting New People? Maybe It’s This…
So maybe you wonder why your church isn’t growing, or why it’s not growing faster. You’re not alone. The vast majority of churches are plateaued or declining because they can’t effectively reach new people. The question is: why? And usually,…