by Aubrey Malphurs | May 11, 2016 | Christian Life, Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Turnaround Pastors
“Why aren’t more people coming to worship with my church?” To some extent, I think every pastor and servant leader in the church has asked this question at one time or another. It is natural. You want to make a greater impact. But everyone experiences a lull at some...
by Aubrey Malphurs | Mar 30, 2016 | Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Planting, Church Revitalization
Your busyness diminishes your productivity. When your church does everything, it usually ends up doing few things well. When you get involved in everything or focus on too many things at once, you end up accomplishing less of what you wanted to do. You begin to see...
by Aubrey Malphurs | Jan 15, 2016 | Developing Leaders, Leadership Development, Strategic Planning
Every church our team works with consistently asks what they should do next. It is hard to have it all figured out. Pastoral ministry is tough. Maybe you don’t know what to do next yourself. Pastors often find the concept of vision clarity and strategic...
by Aubrey Malphurs | Dec 16, 2015 | Developing Leaders, Leadership Development
Pastor Bill Hybels once said that Christ’s church is the hope of the world, and leadership is the hope of the church. In light of this, we discover that the reason so many churches are struggling in North America and beyond results from poor or nonexistent leadership....
by Aubrey Malphurs | Dec 10, 2015 | Church Culture, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Disciple Making
So many people fight for the survival of their church at all costs. I’m sure most mean well, but what’s wrong with killing the church to save the church? I should probably explain…as many will undoubtedly voice concern about why we should save the...