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...
Building a budget has got to be the least attractive part of going into ministry. I remember when I received the call from the Lord to go into ministry when I was in junior high school. I had dreams of sharing the gospel, comforting the down-trodden. I had a passion...
When was the last time your church presented a sermon about money? Money can be a difficult topic for many Pastors to speak about with their congregations. So often I hear a pastor saying he avoids talking about money because he doesn’t want to have a reputation...
“Leadership Pipeline” remains a popular buzzword in business and ministry, and for good reason. We do need to be developing leaders at all levels of our organizations. Active, growing, thriving organization cultivate leaders in order to fill new...
A church’s most valuable asset is its leadership; so you must be careful not to burn out your team. In our collective decades of ministry and consulting experience, we have seen again and again how churches that lack healthy leadership eventually struggle. To be...
