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10 Main Reasons People Leave the Church
Churches lose members and attendees for a variety of reasons. Some good. Many not. Today, we review a recent blog post on the most common reasons peo…
6 years, 10 months ago
Update on the Early Launches of Pray and Go
When Pray and Go launched earlier this year, we were excited about the potential it had for creating an outward focus in churches. The early reports …
6 years, 10 months ago
Five Ways to Lead Your Groups to Become Outwardly Focused
Groups are one of the most important factors in getting people to stick with a church. The community that is built in groups helps your church member…
6 years, 10 months ago
Facility Crises and How Churches Are Responding
Almost every church has some kind of facility issue. From being too big or not big enough, facilities rarely match the pace of a church's growth or d…
6 years, 10 months ago
New Patterns in Ministry Training
How ministers are trained has radically changed over the past few decades thanks mainly to the rise of digital training. Today, we discuss these chan…
6 years, 11 months ago
Hiring Several Part-time Staff Rather Than One Full-time Staffer
The way churches hire staff is changing. Today we begin a three-part series on emerging trends in the church with a discussion on church staffing.
6 years, 11 months ago
What Pastors Need to Do When They Are Deeply Hurt
Pastors often are hurt by church members or church circumstances. Today we discuss how to deal with this hurt and why you shouldn't just throw in the…
6 years, 11 months ago
Seven Key Ways to Alleviate the Pain of Low Attendance Days
Low attendance days happen in the life of every church. While they are often unavoidable, you can potentially improve them and make them fewer and fa…
6 years, 11 months ago
Reaching the Nominally Churched
After discussing who the nominally churched are in the last episode, today we focus on how to reach them.
6 years, 11 months ago
Understanding the Nominally Churched
To reach the nominally churched and to get them more involved in church, you must first understand them. Today we discuss who the nominally churched …
6 years, 11 months ago