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Why Your Church Needs a Formal Review Process
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 355- Annual Church Leader Review Most church leaders know they should be developing the people around them. But when it comes to an annual church leader review, the default response is avoidance. It feels risky, scary, maybe…
Three Volunteer Recruitment Mistakes
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 354 – Volunteer Recruitment Mistakes Every church leader knows the scene. It is Thursday night, someone has called out sick, and the kids ministry director faces another Sunday with an empty classroom. So she does what most…
Solving the Next Generation Leadership Crisis
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 353- Empowering Next Generation Leaders Empowering next generation leaders is one of the most talked-about priorities in church circles and one of the least practiced. The average age of a senior pastor in America is now in…
Signs Your Church Is Trapped in the Consumerism Cycle
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 350 – Signs of Church Consumerism Here is a question worth sitting with before your next leadership meeting: if your church made some changes next month, how many of your members would simply find another church that fits…
The “Side-Door” Strategy: 3 Ways to Reach Your Community Without a Sunday Invite
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 346 – Church Community Outreach Church community outreach has always required courage, but the methods that once worked reliably are losing traction. The classic move, asking a neighbor or coworker to “come to church…
Three Types of “Gatekeepers” in Your Church
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 345- Church Gatekeepers Every church has at least one. A church gatekeeper is the person whose unofficial approval determines whether anything actually moves forward, regardless of what the pastor or board decides. They may…
The Decision Fatigue Audit: 4 Choices Pastors Must Delegate to Reclaim Their Week
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 344 – Pastor Decision Fatigue You reach Friday afternoon and you’re spent. Not from preaching or counseling or leading, though, you just feel ground down, and you can’t quite explain why. Pastor decision fatigue is real,…
Financial Reports Every Church Member Actually Wants to See
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 343- Church Financial Reports Church financial reports have a reputation problem. Most of them are built for accountants, not for pastors trying to make mission-driven decisions or members who care about where their giving…
When the Pastor Can’t Hear Hard Truths
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 342- Pastor Feedback Resistance Pastor feedback resistance is one of the quietest threats to a church’s long-term health. It rarely announces itself. No one stands up in a board meeting and says, “Our pastor can’t handle…
Ways Being “Nice” Is Killing Your Church Revitalization
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 341- Church Revitalization Leadership Church revitalization leadership demands courage. Not the chest-thumping, bulldozer kind, but the quiet, costly courage to make hard calls when the easier path is to smile, nod, and let…