Should We Try To Get People To Commit To The Church?
What’s happening with church attendance? It’s not our job to get people to commit to the church. It’s our calling to help them commit to Jesus.
Category: Growth
The Hardest Prayer to Pray
What do you think is the hardest prayer to pray? Have you ever been stuck in life? I know I have. We get stuck trying to decide for our family, career, a trip, major in college, or what school to put our kids in. I think one of the most common things I see among people…
8 Qualities for Church Planting Success
You said “yes” to planting a church? You are in for an amazing adventure! Planting a church is one of the most challenging and rewarding opportunities within the Kingdom. While there are many blessings within the process, there are also many challenges. Conquering these challenges early in the church planting process will make or break…
Is Weekend Attendance Your Only Metric?
For 30 years the primary indicator of health in churches is weekend attendance. The challenge is that healthy things aren’t the only things that grow.
You Aren’t A Slave – So stop Acting Like One!
Some things require more than mere “behavior modification.” Real transformation has to start with identity.
Self-Care Is Not Selfish
I am still inching out of the darkness of a chronic illness, and I haven’t unearthed all the lessons learned. But one lesson presented itself even before the light was visible.And it’s this: self-care is not selfish.
3 Warning Signs You May Not Be “One Church In Multiple Locations”
When multisite strategy is done right, healthy churches reproduce more disciples of Jesus. Unfortunately, my experiences at multisite churches are rarely one unified church meeting in multiple locations.
Missional Community Is a Crockpot, Not a Microwave
I am certain that the food tastes better when cooked in the oven, stove top and for MAXIMUM flavor—cooked for hours in a slow-cooking crockpot. The same is true for growing missional communities.
Googling the Gospel—A True Story
Here’s a story about Googling the gospel, but it starts a long time ago. It begins with people known in the ancient world as “Gentiles.”
Three Ways to Wait
Most of us hate the word wait. It’s a four-letter word that stirs up all sorts of negative emotions. Waiting ranks right up there with a root canal. Necessary, perhaps, but not at all fun. And waiting is often a hope-killer.
