Church Growth
10 Simple Changes You Can Make to Help Boost Weekend Church Attendance
There’s no doubt the church is undergoing a massive cultural shift as people attend church less often, and even regular attenders show up less frequently than before. (I outlined that trend in detail in this five-part blog series.) The shifts…
Why YOUR Church Isn’t THE Church (And 5 Liberating Truths About That Fact)
You tend to feel a lot of pressure when you’re a church leader. A key source of that pressure is that you’re leading a church. Your church is on a mission. Quite literally, it’s on a mission from God. And the terms…
5 Ways To Embrace Infrequent Church Attenders
There’s an urgent question many church leaders are asking as we all try to figure out how to respond as people who attend church now attend less often. The question is this: How do you interact with infrequent church attendees who…
9 Surefire Ways to Make Your Church Completely Ineffective
Very few leaders go into church leadership as pastors, staff, board members or volunteers hoping to be ineffective. And yet so many churches and church leaders end up that way—ineffective. You might be stuck in a church like that right…
Is Church Online a Front Door—Or a Back Door—for Your Church?
It wasn’t that long ago you actually had to work hard to access anything you missed at the church you attended. You had to show up in person to pick up a CD (or cassette…remember those??) or ask someone to…
Planning on Closing Anytime Soon? 21 Signs Your Church Needs to Change
Sometimes I think we should just hang signs like this in some churches or organizations when it comes to change: people are just closed. And if you’re closed to change, it’s probably only a matter of time until your church…
7 Reasons You Should Invite People To Leave Your Church Even Though It Scares You
You spend a lot of your time trying to grow your ministry. When it comes to the mission of the church, it seems almost unthinkable to reach fewer people. Eternity hangs in the balance. And every person represents a potentially…
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…
5 Surprising Lessons Church Leaders Can Learn from Business Leaders
What have you learned recently from business leaders? Pose that question to many church leaders, and they might say ‘nothing’. And the reasons tend to fall into two categories: For some it’s a matter of principle: some church leaders think church leaders…
Why We Need More Entrepreneurial Church Leaders, Not More Shepherds
I realize I might be opening up a controversial conversation. But I think it has to be said. And I hope you’ll hear me out. If the church is going to reverse some trends and maximize potential, we need more…
5 Signs Your Church Culture Needs to Change (Because It’s Harming Your Mission)
Chances are you have a very well thought-through mission and vision. And that’s fantastic. But have you ever thoroughly thought through the culture of your organization? Here’s why that matters: Your mission statement and vision determine the what and the why of what you…
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…