by admin | Church Culture, Church Governance, Church Growth, Church Revitalization, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Recruitment
Being a Solo Pastor is difficult work. I can relate. For over 20 years I worked as a small-business computer consultant. In the beginning I was just happy to have work but expected that I would grow into a larger business with employees. My business would ebb and...
by admin | Christian Life, Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Recruitment
“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” – Jesus Luke 10:2 reminds us of the uncomfortable truth about recruiting volunteers: there will always be more work than there are people willing to do the work. Obviously that was true in the...
by admin | Christian Life, Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Mission, Strategic Planning, Turnaround Pastors
The church is bleeding fastest among its youth. If your church has seen decline in recent years, you likely know this to be true at the anecdotal level. But the research bears this out, too. 60% of Christians between 16-29 leave the church. Nearly every church that...
by Scott Ball | Church Culture, Church Governance, Church Health, Leadership
Churches without leadership accountability have a one-way ticket to organizational implosion. This isn’t an overstatement. It’s the truth. When pastors in leadership lack effective accountability, eventually the ministry will fail. This doesn’t...
by aubreymalphurs | 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 aubreymalphurs | 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...
