by admin | Dec 3, 2018 | Church Culture, Church Governance, Church Growth, Church Revitalization, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Recruitment
Being a Solo Pastor is difficult work. I can relate. For over 20 years I worked as a small-business computer consultant. In the beginning I was just happy to have work but expected that I would grow into a larger business with employees. My business would ebb and...
by admin | Nov 9, 2018 | Christian Life, Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Recruitment
“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” – Jesus Luke 10:2 reminds us of the uncomfortable truth about recruiting volunteers: there will always be more work than there are people willing to do the work. Obviously that was true in the...
by admin | Oct 13, 2018 | Christian Life, Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Mission, Strategic Planning, Turnaround Pastors
The church is bleeding fastest among its youth. If your church has seen decline in recent years, you likely know this to be true at the anecdotal level. But the research bears this out, too. 60% of Christians between 16-29 leave the church. Nearly every church that...
by admin | Oct 1, 2018 | Church Growth, Community Outreach, Developing Leaders, Events, Mission, Vision
Tis the season for trunk or treats, fall festivals, harvest bazaars, and more. Anytime we host an event at our church we need to be strategic about it. Otherwise, what’s the point? We should always have a purpose and a plan. Even if that purpose is simply to be...
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...
