The first step off a church plateau is on your knees.
Many things must happen for the church revitalization effort to turn back the tide of decline that is sweeping many churches off the map.
If you keep your eye on these two things, you'll never get lost in pastoral ministry.
What are those skills you have mastered that are now habits?
You may be surprised how many people are open to spiritual conversation.
Do you have a church of consumers?
These two causes could result in debilitating discouragement, hopelessness and passivity.
How do you move forward when your team is stuck?
Research into the behaviors of pastors who lead plateaued or declining churches through revitalization emphasizes this important character quality.
Here is one type of training that could bring an apathetic church back to life.
Sometimes the obstacle to a church’s growth is lodged between the ears of the person many call Pastor.
You don’t treat symptoms, you treat problems. Leaders must know which they are dealing with.
Use these tools to manage your response to adversity.
Over the past five years, my colleagues and I have noticed a disturbing trend in plateaued and declining churches.
Pastors of plateaued and declining church should take note of these “whys” behind assertiveness.
When push comes to shove, the church leadership will tell you, “I want the church to change how they behave in the matter of…”
Here are reasons great pain often precedes restoration.
Here is why innovation is difficult for most pastors.
In Building the Body: 12 Characteristics of a Fit Church, Gary L. MacIntosh and Phil Stevenson identify characteristics that distinguish fit churches from the merely healthy.
Here are four of Jesus' promises that are sure to impact your leadership.
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