You probably almost didn’t open this article, did you? Church governance? Who cares about governance? Well, if you care about reaching more people and accomplishing your mission, read on. I’m convinced bad governance is a key contributing factor to why many…
There are many, but one of the biggest differences I see is the attitude of the leaders. The leaders of growing churches almost always share a common attitude. So do the leaders of declining churches. And the attitude has a huge…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…