There's a better word than “assimilation” to describe your guest services

For church leaders, it is important to understand (and be able to articulate) the difference between “assimilation” and “acculturation.”

A church consultant's thoughts on recent BiblicalLeadership.com content

In this week's video, Bob Whitesel recaps three articles about leadership development whether you're in ministry or the marketplace.

A church consultant’s thoughts on recent Biblical Leadership.com content

In this week's video, Bob Whitesel recaps three articles about church ministry whether in-person or online.

WFH? Do this one thing to retain your employees and avoid the Great Resignation

Working from home (WFH) doesn’t work for everyone, but it could be a good option to retain quality employees.

7 ways churches can flourish after Covid

Flourishing envisions health, growth, wellbeing and purpose. This applies to a church that has emerged from Covid with new life.  Here are seven ways this flourishing may appear.

What my black students told me about their preference for the Baptist movement

What was it about this leadership style?

5 reasons why a retiring pastor is not the best person to choose their successor

I’ve observed that many times a retiring pastor often puts forth, even informally, their successor. This can be a misstep for five reasons.

Vision statements: How they are underused, overemphasized and mostly ineffective

If they aren't authentic and missionally driven statements, then it’s pointless anyway.

The church restart model: How to lead it

All church attendees know (and even many non-churchgoers are aware) that pastoral transitions can affect a church's health as well as the pastor's spiritual wellness.

Why geriatrophy has become the chief killer of churches in post-pandemic America

While old age may be beyond the control of church members and leaders, geriatrophy can be successfully treated if the community has retained a portion of its younger generations.

5 steps to launching a worship service reaching a new demographic

I was asked how to create a start-up plan for a new service that would reach a different culture than the church typically reaches. Here are my recommendations.

Networked people in the post-pandemic church

Online communities often enhance offline friendships.

Why the healthy post-pandemic church will be a church of congregations

Understanding the different sub-congregations in your church is the starting place to make you a better leader.

Are you a demographic church?

Has God equipped your church to minister to "people like us"?

Are you a geographic church?

6 ways leadership will change in the next 10 years (Part 2)

Leadership in the church today is full of change, innovation, and age-old truths. Here's what to expect as the next decade unfolds.

Drive-in worship: Why you should keep it after the pandemic passes

During the pandemic more worship services, including holiday events, moved outside. And while the novelty of this attracted some, should these outdoor venues continue after the pandemic?

6 ways leadership will change in the next 10 years (Part 1)

According to experts, leadership will change more than you expect and much more than you're planning for.

Racial healing or reopening? How to do both well

If we're going to reopen with a changed church, let’s change more than the cleanliness. Let’s begin to clean our hearts and souls from racial division.

Put money into people, not buildings. Here’s why

George Barna says that by 2025, 35% of churches in North America will be house churches, meeting in homes with very little overhead.