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A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services: Three Generosity Megatrends Your Church Cannot Afford to Ignore
Episode 19
How strong is the financial foundation of churches today? Mike Stadelmayer of Church Growth Services joins Sam for a special series on generosity. In this important interview, Mike shares three megat…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
God With Us: An Interview with Jeff Gissing
Episode 812
Thom and Sam welcome Jeff Gissing, Acquisitions Director for Tyndale Bibles, to discuss a unique and powerful telling of the gospel, “God With Us”. An ordained Presbyterian Pastor, he enjoys teaching…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Five Reasons a Healthy Growing Church Must Teach the Essentials of Christianity
Episode 811
One of the key reasons many churches are not growing today is that many of their church members do not know the essentials of the Christian faith. Thom and Sam examine this phenomenon and offer key s…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
How to Get Your Church Members to Become Prayer Warriors
Episode 810
It seems that every church that has a renewed emphasis on prayer sees greater health in all areas of the church. Thom and Sam share how effective praying churches have motivated and equipped members …
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
The Break-Even Dilemma: Why Your Church Has to Replace a Third of Attendance to Stay Even Each Year
Episode 809
On this week's episode, Thom and Sam discuss why the typical church must replace a third of its congregation every year to maintain the same number of attendees. Most pastors feel this problem, but t…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
A Special Three-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: What You Really Need to Know about a Church Master Plan
Episode 18
Todd Brown is the CEO of Brown Church Development Group, a national church design/build firm. In this three-part podcast series, we will look at the components of a church master plan. We will also g…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
A Special Three-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: How to Right-Size Your Church's Facilities
Episode 17
Todd Brown is the CEO of Brown Church Development Group, a national church design/build firm. In this three-part podcast series, we will look at the components of a church master plan. We will also g…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
A Special Three-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: Why Any Size Church Should Have a "Path" for Guests (and Members Too)
Episode 16
Todd Brown is the CEO of Brown Church Development Group, a national church design/build firm. In this three-part podcast series, we will look at the components of a church master plan. We will also g…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Why Pastors Above the Age of 70 Will Become Increasingly Common
Episode 808
Thom and Sam share five reasons why pastors above the age of 70 will become increasingly common.
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
The Next Wave of Departures in Churches (and What Your Church Can Do to Prevent It)
Episode 807
There are essentially three groups of people who attend churches: the committed Christians; the casual Christians, and the cultural Christians. Thom and Sam look at each of these groups and offer a s…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago