Innovative Ministry
It’s not always easy to fix long-term problems and implement needed changes in a church – especially when old, dysfunctional ways have taken root.
Sometimes we make our job harder than it needs to be, not by doing the wrong things, but by doing the right things at ...
People who don’t go to church, don’t want to go to church. They’re not rolling out of bed late on Sunday morning wishing they had somewhere more churchy to be.
In fact, a growing number of people who do go to church don’t want to go, either. If we don’t ...
What does your church do well? And how long does it take a first-time guest to experience it?
Your response to those questions is a huge factor in how well your church attracts and keeps new people.
According to church leadership experts, most people will subconsciously decide ...
Do all healthy things grow?
Yes.
If a church is healthy, will it grow?
Also, yes.
Will that growth always result in larger congregational attendance?
Not so fast.
When Church Growth Theory Meets Church Life Reality
I know it seems logical.
If a church is healthy they’ll be reaching ...
I have no idea what the right way to do church is.
And I'm growing increasingly skeptical of anyone who says they know.
Sure, I write about it. But most of the time it's little more than "here's something that helps me and my church. Maybe it can help you and ...
You knew your audience.
That was one of the greatest compliments I’ve ever received in ministry.
It happened after speaking at a Prayer Breakfast at a US Army base in Germany that was in the process of being closed.
One of the military chaplains pulled me aside. “Thank ...
The tagline for this blog is Innovative Leadership from a Small Church Perspective.
New readers often ask what I mean by innovative leadership, so today’s post is designed to answer that question.
Let’s start defining what it’s not, then we’ll see what ...
Everyone in church leadership seems to be talking about how to reach millennials.
But what do you do when your church is filled with seniors? Is there a way to build a strong church with them? Or does it always have to be about younger people?
I hear those questions a lot. And ...
There are three primary participants in a local church. God, the pastor and the congregation.
Trying to turn a church from unhealthy to healthy without all three in full cooperation, will lead to frustration, failure and heartache.
Knowing and expanding the zone where the hearts ...
Leading an existing church through a turnaround from unhealthy to healthy is one of the hardest tasks a pastor will ever be called to do.
And it’s even harder when we’re trying to do so without understanding some basic principles needed for a successful turnaround ...
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