by Scott Ball | Mar 11, 2020 | Church Consulting, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Leadership, Leadership Development, Podcast
The number one barrier to a successful revitalization process is implementation. It is easy to become a slave to the urgent. Sunday comes every seven days, and so there is always a sermon to prepare. People get sick and need prayer and visitation. Marriages need...
by Scott Ball | Mar 5, 2020 | Church Health, Church Revitalization, Community Outreach, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Podcast, Strategic Planning
Note: This week’s episode is unique. Earlier in the week, A.J. and I hosted a webinar on Crisis Logistics in the church. Given the rapidly evolving situation with the coronavirus, we wanted to release the full, unedited audio of that webinar on our podcast to help...
by Scott Ball | Feb 19, 2020 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Leadership, Leadership Development, Podcast, Strategic Planning
Nothing in life is a sure deal. You make plans, do the leg-work, and research the details. Some things, despite the planning, don’t work out. This inherent risk of failure sidelines a lot of churches from making bold moves that could launch them into more significant...
by Scott Ball | Feb 11, 2020 | Christian Life, Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Podcast
There is a growing body of research revealing that many long-time Christian people are deciding not to attend church services any longer. We are familiar with the term the “nones” in reference to people with no religious affiliation. However, there is a...
by Scott Ball | Jan 29, 2020 | Church Consulting, Church Revitalization, Leadership, Podcast, Strategic Planning
One of the most common questions we get at The Malphurs Group is, “When is the best time of year to start a strategic planning process?” Church leadership teams understand that a strategic planning process isn’t something you should go into lightly,...
