Four Questions Young Families Ask When Looking for a Church
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…
Category: Church Health
Warning Signs of a Bad Church Budget
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…
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 …
Do You Have a Leadership Pipeline to Nowhere?
“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…
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…
5 Myths About Leadership Accountability
Churches without leadership accountability have a one-way ticket to organizational implosion. This isn’t an overstatement. It’s the truth. When pastors lack effective accountability, eventually the…
9 Reasons People Are Not Coming To Your Church
“Why aren’t more people coming to worship with my church?” To some extent, I think every pastor and servant leader in the church has asked…
Why Churches Are Too Busy And 5 Ways Church Leaders Can Respond
Your busyness diminishes your productivity. When your church does everything, it usually ends up doing few things well. When you get involved in everything or focus…
8 Ways Healthy Churches are Killing the Church to Save the Church
So many people fight for the survival of their church at all costs. I’m sure most mean well, but what’s wrong with killing the church…
14 Ways to Better Understand Your Community
One of the best ways to reach your community is to take the time to understand your community and what makes it unique. In Acts 1:8,…