How to Thrive in a Post-Christian World
The world is full of darkness. The endless news of violence, tragedy, and pain is enough to make a person never want to leave their house. We know tha…
Author: Scott Ball
13 Deadly Sins of a Dying Church
Out of our work and research from speaking with hundreds of churches over the last twenty years, we developed this list of "13 Deadly Sins of a Dying …
How to Build a Discipleship Pathway
Churches are great at filling the calendar. Most churches have no shortage of programs, events, and fellowships. Yet most churches somehow struggle to…
Leveraging the Summer Slump
There are a lot of well-meaning people who will try and tell you that your church can grow through the summer. Maybe your church shouldn’t try to go…
Three Tips for Better Assimilation
We’ve all been there. A guest comes. A guest leaves. A guest never comes back. We scratch our heads and wonder, “What happened? Was it…
Dealing with People Who Resist Change
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 165 Change isn’t easy. Anyone who thinks that their church can turnaround at the snap of a finger has…
Tips to Increase Giving at Your Church
If we want to see increased giving in our churches, we cannot keep doing the same old things the same old way. We need to think differently. Here are …
Ministry Goals: Five Winning Characteristics
Your church will never go where you are not intentionally leading it. If you want to lose twenty pounds, but never go on a diet…
10 Ways to Burn Out Your Team
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…
How Preaching Can Change Lives
Those of us who are regularly teaching and/or preaching in our churches do so to encourage life change on the part of the people who…