Coming Back From Decline to Church Spiritual Growth
You must focus not on what is missing but instead on what matters: the person in front of you and the community that needs your church to experience church spiritual growth from decline.
Leadership
Pastoring Through Times of Loss
Often, when people face a significant loss, it shakes their faith, leading to spiritual dissonance where their beliefs about God are challenged by painful reality. Pastoring through spiritual dissonance requires understanding this unique challenge.
5 Ways to Deal with Rebellious People
You may be leading a rebellious people, much like Moses did, but you can either obey God or surrender to the sinful nature by lashing out and fighting with others inside the church. Learn 5 ways to deal with rebellious people effectively.
Setting Boundaries in Leadership
We need time for family, time to recharge, time to eat, time to work out . . . Do you have time to help that person whos asking? Not if youre going to do the things you need to do. Mastering setting leadership boundaries is crucial for your well-being.
Leading With an Eye Toward the Goal
What is God's dream inside of you? Leading with purpose and accomplishing a dream is never more critical than finding balance in managing your time and pursuits.
Becoming a Connector Church Model
Instead of looking backward, the church should begin to look outward as it revamps how it reconnects with the community using a connector church model.
3 Ways to Redeem the Local Church
Three ways you can redeem the local church are to redeem the vision, space, and community connection.
Beyond Me and Mine: Understanding Local Church Community
What does it mean to be a part of a local church community?
Rebuilding the Local Church After a Decline
You can rebuild the local church from decline by staying centered on the Word, living out a missional vision and finding creative ways to keep Jesus at the forefront of the local church's work.
The View From the Mountaintop
You can see where God has been at work and what He has brought you through. You will be reminded that what felt so devastating or challenging earlier in the year is now behind you, and you are the better for it, offering a view from the mountaintop.
