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3 Critical Tips for Aligning Church Staff
Aligning church staff is a critical factor to having a successful ministry. When you successfully align your staff, the impact you make on the kingdom will increase substantially. The next time you prepare to hire a new staff member consider these tips for aligning...
10 Warning Signs of a Church Plateau
The warning light in my car came on. I couldn't believe it. You've felt that emotion too. That moment when you look down and see the warning light on. Really!? "Why did this have to happen to me today?" I asked myself. As I pulled out of the driveway with kids in...
Turnaround Pastors and the Key to Transforming Your Church
Today Baker Books is releasing Re:Vision: The Key to Transforming Your Church - a book written by me (Aubrey Malphurs) and Gordon Penfold. I would like to use this opportunity to share about the book so the Christian public in general and lead pastors and staff more...
A Vision for Church Revitalization
In past blogs, I’ve surfaced the problems Christ’s churches are facing in North America. We wanted you to get a feel for the problem. Now it’s time to move on and look at some solutions to our problems and how to re-envision our churches. We believe that we have a...
The State of the American Church: Plateaued or Declining
Current State and Key Statistics The American Church faces a critical situation: 80-85% of churches are plateaued or declining. This troubling trend began in the mid-1960s when church leaders first noticed many major denominations had ceased growing. Research...
Sticky Issues Pastors’ Wives Face in Ministry
There are some very sensitive issues pastors’ wives face, and they certainly affect many of us who have been faced with the exact situation in ministry. I’d like to offer some suggestions of how to face these issues when they come across your path.
Lessons Learned From Being a Pastor’s Wife
Being a mother, housekeeper, peacemaker, friend, fixer of all things, nurse on call, wisdom giver, teacher, volunteer, servant, and pastor's wife can be so overwhelming that it is exhausting. Sounds like something unreal, right? It's superhuman! So how do you...
Radical Hospitality – Paul’s Discipleship Strategy (Part III)
In my last post, we saw how Paul employed 26 different intense, emotional, and personal elements to be able to disciple and minister with and to the Thessalonian believers. As I continued through the book of 1 Thessalonians I saw that his discipleship and...
26 Aspects of Discipleship – Paul’s Discipleship Strategy (Part II)
As I described in my last post Paul's discipleship strategy was intense, personal and emotional. Please be sure to read the passage that was described in 1Thessalonians 2:1-19 before continuing. As I reflect on this passage, I notice 26 characteristics of growing...
Paul’s Discipleship Strategy (Part I)
Paul's discipleship strategy was very intense, personal, and emotional. That is why it was also so effective. One of the many passages where he expresses that strategy is found in 1 Thessalonians 2:1-19, where he expresses his deep affection for the Thessalonian...