5 Ways to Overcome Summer Stagnation
Encourage members in the church to reconnect to the church family throughout the summer and to overcome summer stagnation through regular attendance, BBQs, and other special church gatherings.
Tag: Desmond Barrett
Surrendering the Ego to God
It's not about the pastor's will but about God's will. Surrendering the ego to God shapes a church that serves others.
Work Today for Success Tomorrow
When you find yourself in a struggling church, it’s natural to feel the urge to make quick changes, point fingers, and avoid personal responsibility. However, instead of casting blame, let's focus on what we can control, with God's power working through us. Embracing the mindset work today for success tomorrow helps lay a patient, long-term foundation.
3 Steps to Reach Your Community
Church members must challenge each other to see Christ in the hard and out-of-the-way places in the community and go there to be a blessing to Reach Your Community.
5 Steps to Leading the Kaizen Way
Comfort is the enemy of the church, and leading the kaizen way opposes it.
Renewing the Small Church With the Kintsugi Model
The church can leverage the Kintsugi Model to review the community's needs and begin to capture one element that it could do to help the community become healthier.
What Type of Leader Are You?
Spend some time reflecting on your current type of leader and leadership model by writing down the pluses and minuses of where your leadership stands and see if tweaks could be made to make you a more effective leader.
Everyday Evangelism: Practical Guide
It all starts with a simple prayer to bring someone along your path today with whom you can share through everyday evangelism.
Renovate by Innovating
It sounds so simple, but it will take grit to overcome self-doubt and strategic decline to push forward with an innovative spirit to reach the community and bless them as the hands and feet of Christ.
Create Community Through Technology
There are five practical ways in which I have personally seen my church transform from Sunday gatherings only to table fellowship that extends fellowship well into the week.