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…
One of the tensions many of us wrestle with as leaders who are trying to navigate change happens when people tell us: I want our church to grow. I just don’t want it to change. Every time I hear or…
You might think “things will never be the same again” is a conversation reserved for people over 70. But my guess is you’re struggling with that in ministry leadership right now. Even if you don’t realize it. And you’re probably…
While there’s a lot of ‘sensitivity’ around the subject of large churches v. smaller churches, the reality is many leaders I know sincerely want to reach more people. The challenge is the church growth barriers you encounter along the way.…
If you’re going to be effective in ministry, you have to become comfortable talking about money. Few church leaders I know are. Here Come the Bullets It’s been a struggle for me too. You take a few bullets when you…
So your church is growing or wants to grow. But what do you do when churched people show up? I recently wrote about the challenges and opportunities you face when unchurched people arrive. But what about transfer growth? That’s a…
Just because a church is growing doesn’t mean it’s filling up with unchurched people. How do you know you’re really making inroads with the unchurched? First, you can find out whether you are attracting transfer growth or truly unchurched people.…
It’s one of the most perplexing problems many leaders face. How do you handle a difficult team member? Want to make the problem worse? That’s easy. Imagine the difficult team member is a volunteer. Then what do you do? After…
The problem with ineffectiveness and sin is it’s so much easier to spot in other people than it is to see within ourselves. Chances are you’ve got some theories on why the leader down the road is struggling in their…
This is one of my most-read posts of all time. Times change. I updated the post and the reasons here. In the meantime, enjoy this original post. While social media and even traditional media are still preoccupied with mega churches…
Almost every leader I know says they want their church to grow. And almost all of them say they want much of that growth to come from people who don’t go to church. But precious few churches see real traction…
Church leaders do it all the time. Ask them who they’re trying to reach. Their answer? Everyone. It sounds appropriate. I get that. What else are you going to say? After all, the Gospel is for everyone. But that’s not…