Posts Tagged ‘Connexus’
How To Make Christmas Your Best Outreach of the Year
Any idea what the best outreach opportunity of the year at your church might be? You might think it’s an event you do, or perhaps it’s Easter. But whether Christmas has historically been your best opportunity to reach unchurched people or not, I believe it could be. As our culture becomes more and more post-Christian, we’re seeing…
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9 Things That Worked in the Church A Decade Ago That Don’t Today
So you entered into church leadership full of enthusiasm and fresh ideas. And for a season, a lot of those ideas worked. You saw your ministry grow, people come to faith and the mission advance. But times change. And—these days especially—culture is changing faster than ever before. As a result, the shelf life of ideas, assumptions…
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5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Copy a Mega-Church
If someone asked you who you’re following in today’s church landscape, you could probably answer with a list of 3-5 church leaders and perhaps 3-5 organizations to whom you’re paying close attention. Even if you say you don’t have a list, chances are you do. Your list might simply consist of critics of mega-church leaders or mega-churches. We all…
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What the Slow Death of Retail Can Tell Us About the Future Church
As you may have noticed, malls are not what they used to be. Retail as we’ve known it is slowly dying before our eyes. As some major news outlets (themselves in transition) have outlined, malls are closing, formerly dominant chains are in decline, and flagship stores are changing. All of this has implications for how we accomplish…
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10 Reasons Even Committed Church Attenders Are Attending Church Less Often
It comes up in a surprising number of conversations these days. And no one’s quite sure how to respond to it. The issue? Even committed church attenders are attending church less often. Sure, the trend has been happening for years (gone are the days when people attended 50 out of 52 Sundays), but the issue is reaching…
Read More5 Reasons You Need to Stay In Your Leadership Role Longer Than You Want To
Maybe you’re thinking of leaving. You’re thinking: I’ve done everything I can here. I’m not sure there’s much room left to grow. A change of venue will bring greater opportunity. And maybe God is calling you elsewhere. I can’t say. You know that. But I do know this: I think most leaders leave their organizations…
Read More5 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 of these things. We would grow if we: Got out of our portable location and…
Read MoreHow Judgmentalism is Killing Your Church And 3 Ways to Stop It
Clearly Christians have a an image problem: we’re viewed by many non-Christians as far too judgmental. Okay…it’s not so much an image problem as it much as it is a real problem. We are judgmental. And outsiders (and a whole generation raised in the church) can’t stand it. Who can blame them? Are you best friends…
Read More3 Words to Banish From Your Leadership Vocabulary
Words matter when you’re a leader, and not all words are equally useful. In fact, you should banish at least three from your regular vocabulary. Nobody wins when you use these words regularly, and they might be damaging your leadership without you even realizing it. I end up using these words when I fail to…
Read More5 Reasons People Have Stopped Attending Your Church (Especially Millennials)
Ever wonder why generating momentum in the local church seems harder than ever for most leaders? You’re not alone; the conversation about momentum and shifting attendance trends is happening at every level of church, including some of the largest and fastest growing churches in North America. Everyone is feeling at least two realities: First, even…
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