20th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year: Leadership
Preaching at our moment in history is perilous. People find offense and can easily find some other voice that will say what they want to hear. How do we move forward?
Leadership
5 Options to Recreate the Church Property
Recreating church property is not ending the church. It is redesigning your current space with the original mission in mind, to win people to Jesus. Do not allow fear to control the church's faith.
Rethinking the Church Footprint: Facility Improvements for Outreach
The church campus and, by extension, the church lobby is an extension of the house of God; thus, it should be a place that honors the view of reaching people with the gospel of Christ through thoughtful church facility improvements.
The Hidden Factor Behind Your Churchs Struggles: Lack of Biblical Understanding
Because we are so busy doing the activities and programs and ministries of our churches, we often are not aware of this major hidden issue: a lack of biblical understanding.
God Can Use a Small Church Ministry of Any Size
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.
Become a No-Turning-Back Leader
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.
Identifying Potential Church Leaders
Although you may not feel like it, as the senior pastor, you act as the CEO of your ministry. As such, it is your responsibility to implement leaders that will take on the vision God has given you.
4 Ways to Renew Church Vision
Be specific about what God is showing you. Does the vision mean fine-tuning your churchs youth ministry, growing your outreach department, building up leaders within the ministry, or growing your church's deeper understanding of Gods Word as you renew church vision?
To Stay or to Go?
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?
Winning the New and Old Front Doors
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.