by admin | Sep 17, 2018 | Church Finances, Church Growth, Church Health, Evaluations, Leadership
Building a budget has got to be the least attractive part of going into ministry. I remember when I received the call from the Lord to go into ministry when I was in junior high school. I had dreams of sharing the gospel, comforting the down-trodden. I had a passion...
by Scott Ball | Sep 11, 2018 | Church Finances, Church Growth, Church Health, Leadership
When was the last time your church presented a sermon about money? Money can be a difficult topic for many Pastors to speak about with their congregations. So often I hear a pastor saying he avoids talking about money because he doesn’t want to have a reputation...
by A.J. Mathieu | Nov 22, 2016 | Church Growth, Church Health, Communication, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development
“Leadership Pipeline” remains a popular buzzword in business and ministry, and for good reason. We do need to be developing leaders at all levels of our organizations. Active, growing, thriving organization cultivate leaders in order to fill new...
by Scott Ball | Sep 29, 2016 | Church Health, Communication, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Staff Development
A church’s most valuable asset is its leadership; so you must be careful not to burn out your team. In our collective decades of ministry and consulting experience, we have seen again and again how churches that lack healthy leadership eventually struggle. To be...
by Scott Ball | Jul 27, 2016 | Church Culture, Church Governance, Church Health, Leadership
Churches without leadership accountability have a one-way ticket to organizational implosion. This isn’t an overstatement. It’s the truth. When pastors lack effective accountability, eventually the ministry will fail. That’s why leadership culture is...
by Aubrey Malphurs | May 11, 2016 | Christian Life, Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Turnaround Pastors
“Why aren’t more people coming to worship with my church?” To some extent, I think every pastor and servant leader in the church has asked this question at one time or another. It is natural. You want to make a greater impact. But everyone experiences a lull at some...
