5 Risks Your Church Should Take
This article is not about taking a chance on building a massive facility, saddling your congregation with decades of debt. It’s about risks. The one…
Category: Leadership
When Is the Best Time of Year for a Strategic Planning Process?
One of the most common questions we get at The Malphurs Group is, "When is the best time of year to start a strategic planning process?" The answer is…
How to Know if You’re Ready to Lead a Revitalization Process
Leading a church through revitalization is not for the faint of heart. I’ve had the privilege of walking many churches through the process of revitalization…
Three Most Common Revitalization Mistakes
Author’s Note: January 15, 2020 marks the launch of Church Revitalization University–an online, guided process for your church to engage in our Strategic Envisioning process.…
2020 Ministry Trends
We've compiled ten trends that will drive churches in 2020. We encourage you to take a hard look at each of these. How will your church need to adapt …
How to Recruit a Healthy Church Board
One of the most frequent questions we get from pastors is: How do we build a board that works? You need to recruit leaders that exhibit the eight core…
Top Five Ways to Thank Your Team
The word “team” means different things to different people, and the size of your church will largely determine the group of people that come to…
How to End Ministries without Ending Yours
If your church is going to be healthy, you're going to have to do a few, fundament things well--which means you'll have to end some ministries. Here i…
Assessing Your Digital Presence | The Church Revitalization Podcast Ep. 10
Your website is the 21st-century front door of your church. Here are 8 elements to consider when evaluating your website through the eyes of a guest.
How to Eliminate Unhealthy Values from Your Church
Here’s a three-step process your church can follow to eliminate unhealthy values from your church culture.