by Scott Ball | Aug 2, 2019 | Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Revitalization
No pastor enjoys standing in front of their church and humbly admitting their church is guilty of these “13 Deadly Sins of a Dying Church.” I once worked with a pastor who saw the proverbial “writing on the wall” after reviewing the results of...
by Scott Ball | Jul 2, 2019 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Disciple Making, Strategic Planning
Churches are great at filling the calendar. Most churches have no shortage of programs, events, and fellowships. Yet most churches somehow struggle to do the one thing Jesus commissioned us to do: make disciples. Declining churches assume that providing a variety of...
by admin | Jun 4, 2019 | Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Values
We do what we value. A few weeks ago, I received an email from a pastor who said, “all this talk about mission and values is theoretical, I only want to talk about practical stuff.” In other words, he thought that having a discussion about core values was fluff and...
by Brad Bridges | Jun 4, 2019 | Church Growth, Church Health, Developing Leaders
Everyone wants to be healthy. At least we think we do. Then we learn what being a healthy church requires. These common characteristics of a healthy church could be applied to almost any ministry or organization. 1) They are led well. Pastors committed to...
by Scott Ball | May 8, 2019 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Community Outreach, Strategic Planning
We’ve all been there. A guest comes. A guest leaves. A guest never comes back. We scratch our heads and wonder, “What happened? Was it something I said?” Truthfully, most leaders don’t know where the breakdown happens or why. The failure likely...
by Scott Ball | Apr 30, 2019 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Culture, TMG Live, Turnaround Pastors
Change isn’t easy. Anyone who thinks that their church can turnaround at the snap of a finger has never tried to lead a congregational meeting! However, since 95% of churches are in decline, plateaued, or only growing via transfer growth, change in the church is...
