Posts Tagged ‘growing churches’
5 Unfair Criticisms of Large Churches It’s Time To Drop
When you think of large churches and mega-churches, what comes to mind? If there’s one thing I learned from writing about the church, it’s that some people hate megachurches. With a passion. I try not to engage the trolls and the haters in the comments on my blog (engaging them just gives them what they want).…
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5 Crucial Attitude Differences Between Churches That Grow and Churches That Don’t
So…what’s the difference between a growing church and a declining church? Well, 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 influence over the results…
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5 Rather Surprising Findings About Growing and Declining Churches
Today’s post is written by my friend, Tony Morgan, Founder of The UnStuck Group. Carey recently shared 5 attitude differences he sees in the leaders of growing vs. declining churches. He hit the nail on the head. My team at The Unstuck Group and I are on the ground serving in 100s of churches of all…
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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 that if you had more people and money you think you could reach more people,…
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5 Signs Your Motives For Church Growth Are Bad
You probably have an immediate reaction to the concept of church growth. You might get really excited about it, or maybe you wince and launch into a list of criticisms in your head (or on your keyboard). Personally, I’m committed to helping churches reach more people because I long to see everyone in a personal…
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Why It’s Easy (And Wrong) to Think Growing Churches Simply Won The Lottery
There’s a theory out there that goes something like this: growing churches grow because, well, they just got lucky. It’s like they won the talent lottery, the gifting lottery, the demographic lottery (right neighborhood) the nice-people-who-attend-their-church-and-don’t-block-change lottery, the perfect timing slot machine and just about every stroke of luck you can manufacture in your mind.…
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