The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 339- Church Growth Barriers Church growth barriers are not random. They follow patterns. Across thousands of congregations, churches tend to plateau at strikingly similar attendance numbers, and the reasons they get...
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 336- Pastor Burnout Prevention Churches invest heavily in discipleship pathways, outreach strategies, and volunteer systems. Fewer invest in the structures that keep their pastor well. Pastor burnout prevention is not...
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 333- Church Guest Retention Church leaders invest heavily in Sunday morning. The worship experience is polished, the greeters are trained, the coffee is good. Yet first-time visitors walk out the door and never return....
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 332- Church Budget Priorities Every year, church leaders gather around a table to work through the budget. The conversation almost always centers on one of two questions: what do we need to cut, or should we just carry...
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 331- Church Change Resistance Every church leader has heard it. Someone raises a hand, furrows a brow, and says the words that stop momentum cold: “We’ve always done it this way.” It sounds like a...