Every week you hope to have new people at your church. But there’s a world of difference between reaching the unchurched and attracting serial church shoppers. While it’s easy to think of a visitor as simply a ‘visitor,’ not all visitors…
As culture changes in front of our eyes, you might be wondering, what will drive future church growth? In addition, you’re probably frustrated that the things that used to help a church grow don’t ‘work’ anymore. You’re definitely not alone in your experience or…
It’s easy to believe that there will come a day when your church will never struggle and you’ll never struggle as a leader. As tempting as that is to believe, it’s just not true. Every church struggles. And every leader struggles. And—yes—even growing churches…
I was listening to a podcast recently that confirmed what many of us have intuitively known for a long time. People are having spiritual conversations every day…they just never think of turning to a preacher or the church for answers. I’m…
There’s a lot of church bashing that happens these days. I get that. Some of it is deserved. Like me, maybe you’ve noticed that a lot of people feel justified in dismissing the church as anything between a complete disappointment…
Everything has its season. And the season of the cool church is, in many ways, coming to an end. There was an era when simply being a cooler church than the church down the road helped churches reach unchurched people. There…
I have a heart for unchurched people and am always trying to find a way to build bridges and tear down barriers. But I feel like telling people I’ve served as a pastor or founder of a church almost automatically…
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…
Chances are there will be far more people attending your church this weekend than normal. And chances are a good number of them normally don’t go to church. What’s so sad is that many unchurched people will walk away from the…
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.…