by Scott Ball | Aug 11, 2021 | Church Revitalization, Community Outreach, Great Commission, Mission, Podcast
Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 102 Let’s be honest with each other. Your church outreach strategy probably isn’t working particularly well. The vast majority of churches in the United States are in decline, and of those that are growing, only a fraction...
by Scott Ball | Jun 2, 2021 | Church Growth, Church Health, Community Outreach, Events, Podcast
5 Ways You Can Experience Summer Church Growth Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 92 – Summer Church Growth Has your church ever experienced a summer slump? Of course it has. Nearly every church sees a dip in attendance over the summer, and it can...
by Scott Ball | Mar 17, 2021 | Christian Life, Church Consulting, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Community Outreach, Culture, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Podcast, Strategic Planning, Vision
Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 81 Before leprechauns, parades, green beer, and four-leaf clovers, there was a faithful Christian leader who ushered in a second-era of church planting that wouldn’t be seen again for centuries. The real Saint Patrick’s...
by Scott Ball | Feb 4, 2021 | Christian Life, Church Consulting, Church Culture, Church Revitalization, Community Outreach, Culture, First Impressions, Values
Good coffee matters, and so does your theology of hospitality. A few years ago, I was put in charge of making the coffee at my church for a small group event in the summer. I’m the master of making coffee in my own home with my own coffee pot. I’ve got the...
by Scott Ball | Jul 21, 2020 | Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Community Outreach, Culture, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Podcast, Staff Development, Vision
Have you ever felt like you were destined to be a better leader? The Peter Principle tells us that people in an organization will rise to the level of their incompetence. That’s a tough thing to hear, but it’s generally true. Put simply, if you’re...
by Scott Ball | Jul 14, 2020 | Church Culture, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Community Outreach, Culture, Leadership, Multi-Ethnic Church, Podcast, Vision
How’s that weekly staff meeting going for you? Church leadership and staff teams get bogged down by the day-to-day grind, but it doesn’t have to be that way. When vision is established, creating a plan of attack is critical in reaching the big goals, but...