I spent many years in a church tradition that viewed Sunday school as the only legitimate group model.
When you welcome people to your church during your in-person services, do you still behave like it's 1999?
Transfer growth is elusive these days. If churches are not growing by conversion or evangelistic growth, they probably are not growing at all.
In the midst of all the gloom and doom about the state of churches, I remain an obnoxious optimist.
Leaders often ask me, "How far ahead should our ministry plan?" The answer depends on the change cycle of your ministry.
"We can't find a pastor." It is a challenge to find a pastor, but it's also a new opportunity to look at how we "do church."
Leaders need encouragement because it can be lonely at the top. Find some encouragement in this post.
Making prayer spaces accessible is important, but so is this often neglected element.
A 30-day turnaround for a church, or a quick fix does not exist. But, Thom Rainer shares why there's reason to offer hope to the church.
With everyone’s attention on the graduates and the pastor’s advice for them, these ceremonies are opportunities to assure the graduates: “We’ve pulled for you; we’ve prayed for you; we’re proud of you.” What else do graduates need to hear?
By rethinking how we preach for the digital age, we can effectively reach people, build relationships, and ultimately disciple them daily – one micro-content moment at a time.
Our mission was to serve. We felt called to address the marginalized and the vulnerable who were struggling to access quality healthcare. Through this journey we've learned many lessons in leadership.
A few years ago I attended the funeral of a dear friend whose words back in 1969 changed the direction of my life and ministry.
While no numerical formula is perfect, I suggest church leaders look at this simple way of evaluating their churches’ growth or lack thereof.
Here are seven things that will take place in your church as the Baby Boom Generation dies.
Engaging with unchurched individuals (the “Nones”) who aren’t actively seeking a church requires a careful and thoughtful approach.
In this 1-minute strategy video I explain how stage presence can undermine authentic worship, but it’s easy to correct.
As a rookie pastor who’s been in pastoral ministry for the past 10-plus years, here are some thoughts in response to the world's view that pastoring is strange.
I am attempting to quantify how many of those who claim the label of Christians are not really Christians. How many of them are CHRINOs, Christian in name only?
Often organizations will only bring out the mission, values, strategy, and vision statement when there’s an orientation class, and then they keep it in the closet. As a result, many churches have a missional drift and have been derailed.
