According to a recent Lifeway Research survey, the average evangelical church in North America has an average of 65 worshipers each Sunday. Of that, 7 out of 10 worshipers attend a church with fewer than 100 worshipers each Sunday, proving small church ministry is common.
God promises to show up and do a new work inside your heart that will make a lasting contribution to the community of believers you witness weekly, igniting a spark revival in church.
Change is creating a new story. Change is challenging how things have always been done within the power structure established over time within the inner workings of the church. A no-turning-back leader is essential for navigating these shifts.
Guests do not want to search for basic information. They want it quick and fast. Look at your website and social media pages as if you were a guest. Have selected ages within your church go to these sites and provide honest and open feedback.
As a pastor who has served in the season of ‘in-between,’ not knowing if one should stay or go from the current assignment, my heart goes out to you. But I want you to ask yourself, why do I serve?
Nine times out of 10, guests will not just show up unsure of what to expect because they will have reviewed the church's website and social media pages looking for the flavor of your local church.
Has your church become so comfortable in the familiar that it misses what guests are experiencing? Guests will break through the confines of the comfortable and see Christ, or they will see the church stuck in church familiarity and never return.
Leading the local church is hard enough, but leading when youre unsure what to do next is challenging. Finishing strong in your season will look different for everyone. But everyone can complete the overall tasks they have been called to and meet them with Gods excellence in mind.
Missional engagement is intentional preparation and serving of community needs. In this case, the community is the local church, and the need is to help facilitate providing a meal for a family in need, made easier by the simple act of offering one cup of coffee.
As a church leader, you want to see God’s will done in the local church. Change, however, takes work. Any amount of change causes pain, pushback and potential landmines that could implode your change direction. But even if people dislike change, a leader should still lead change when leading church change. For every season in the church’s life, God […]
