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 Growth
Maximizing Fall Outreach Events
Tis the season for trunk or treats, fall festivals, harvest bazaars, and more. Anytime we host an event at our church we need to be…
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 …
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…
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 Maximize Fall Church Attendance
Back to school, back to church. Throughout the country, churches of all sizes and denominations experience a bump in fall church attendance. Congregations benefit from…
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…
Creating Simple and Effective Volunteer Job Descriptions for Your Church
To lead others well, a leader must know what is expected of those being led. In businesses, the leader or HR department creates a “job description”,…