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 337- Church Facility Strategy Church facility strategy separates growing churches from declining ones more than most leaders realize. It is not about the size of the building, the age of the carpet, or the balance of a...
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 334- Sunday Worship Service Planning Most churches treat preaching and worship as two separate events that happen to share the same morning. The pastor prepares a sermon. The worship leader picks songs. Both show up on...
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...