by A.J. Mathieu | Nov 11, 2019 | Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Disciple Making, Mission, Podcast, Vision
Have you wondered why your church is not maturing and progressing like you may have envisioned it years ago? Most churches have been doing the same things over and over for a long time and never really think about how effective the ministry is. Most have not even...
by Scott Ball | Aug 16, 2019 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Developing Leaders, Evaluations, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Turnaround Pastors, Vision
Not everyone has the “right stuff.” We often tell our children that they can be anything they want to be, but this isn’t entirely true. It’s a nice sentiment, but it’s just false. At this point in life, my chances of being a professional...
by Scott Ball | Aug 5, 2019 | Church Culture, Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Community Outreach, Leadership, Turnaround Pastors, Vision
The world is full of darkness. The endless news of violence, tragedy, and pain is enough to make a person never want to leave their house. We know that the world has been dark since the fall of mankind, but the darkness in our age feels even darker and more...
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 Scott Ball | Sep 6, 2016 | Christian Life, Communication, Leadership, Theology, Vision
Those of us who are regularly teaching and/or preaching in our churches do so to encourage life change on the part of the people who sit under our ministries. And as we are preaching or teaching life changing principles from God’s word, our desire is that these...
by Scott Ball | Aug 9, 2016 | Church Growth, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Sunday Secret Shopper, Vision
Back to school, back to church. Throughout the country, churches of all sizes and denominations experience a bump in fall church attendance. Congregations benefit from people wanting to get back into the rhythm of “normal” life after the crazy summertime...
