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 28, 2019 | Church Health, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Staff Development, Strategic Planning, TMG Live
There are a lot of well-meaning people who will try and tell you that your church can grow through the summer. Perhaps their church will. Perhaps your church could. But maybe pressing the gas pedal down through the summer isn’t the best plan. Maybe your church...
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 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 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...
