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Seven Ideas for Increased Guest Friendliness
Podcast Episode #152
We discuss a recent post on guest friendliness and seven steps churches are taking to increase their friendliness toward guests. Whether your church has a dedicated greeting time …
Published on 10 years, 4 months ago
Six Major Barriers to Church Growth
Podcast Episode #151
Talking about a recent post on what keeps churches from growing. While we cover the six main issues listed in the blog post, don't miss the bonus at the end.
Some highlights from t…
Published on 10 years, 4 months ago
Eight Steps to More Effective Discipleship
Podcast Episode #150
Today we discuss a recent post by Chuck Lawless on discipleship and cover eight steps that can lead to more effective discipleship in your church. We also reveal some lead indicat…
Published on 10 years, 4 months ago
The Activity Driven Church
Podcast Episode #149
Discuss the activity-driven church and how that has hindered ministry in many churches. Churches doing activities for activities' sake have created an insulated membership and sti…
Published on 10 years, 4 months ago
Why Women Leave a Church
Podcast Episode #148
A recent post, Six Reasons Why Women May Be Leaving Your Church, really generated a lot of feedback. So much so, that we took today's episode to discuss the topic further and cove…
Published on 10 years, 4 months ago
Financial Giving & Accountability for Members and Staff
Podcast Episode #147
We cover a few guidelines on dealing with giving in the church, who needs to know what, and how to assess current and potential leaders as it pertains to financial stewardship. Al…
Published on 10 years, 4 months ago
Proper Ministerial Attire
Podcast Episode #146
We discuss a recent blogpost on ministerial attire, and how that definition changes from church to church and region to region. Also in this episode, Jonathan managed to work in a…
Published on 10 years, 5 months ago
How Involved Should a Minister Be in the Community?
Podcast Episode #145
Discussion about ministry involvement in the community for church leaders. We also reminisce about a few small festivals and town nicknames.
Some highlights from today's episode in…
Published on 10 years, 5 months ago
The Anatomy of a Sick Church
Podcast Episode #144
We explain the 10 symptoms found in sick churches. Some may exhibit a few of these—others may exhibit all of them. Jonathan also shares an idea for a church food blog.
Some highlig…
Published on 10 years, 5 months ago
Crafting a Church Vision Statement
Podcast Episode #143
A look at church vision statements and how they must be memorable, succinct, and connected to your church's discipleship process. If not, they will either fail or be quite ineffec…
Published on 10 years, 5 months ago