by susanmalphurs | Jan 20, 2016 | Leadership, Sunday Secret Shopper
We’ve all had the experience of being a first time guest at a church. Hopefully it was good, but maybe it wasn’t. Just like with any first impression, you should aim to make a good first impression of your church, even in the little things. A good first...
by susanmalphurs | Jul 13, 2015 | Church Culture, Culture, Multi-Ethnic Church
We live in a large metropolitan area where there are churches of every kind within walking distance from most of our homes. Many of those are what we call “multi-ethnic”. One that I will particularly focus on is near the heart of Dallas proper. Their...
by susanmalphurs | Jun 1, 2015 | Church Consulting, Strategic Planning
Revitalization: To give new life to; to give vitality or vigor. Reading this definition makes me tired! But…it also causes me to reflect on the churches we have served recently; churches that cry for someone to step in and give a hand in order to regain some...
by susanmalphurs | May 11, 2015 | Christian Life, Church Culture
The availability and variety of ministries to women that exist today are exponentially more than what I found when I was a new believer and getting more involved in church. Our church hosted women’s Bible studies, women’s luncheons, and the majority of us worked...