Are You Forgetting the People You Have in Order to Grow Your Church?
If we desire to build healthy churches, we should know that the love of God has to flow down the aisles of our churches before it will flow down the streets of our cities.
Category: Growth
Women in Ministry: A Journey Toward Purpose
Purpose is one of the most difficult non-tangibles to grasp, especially if you are a woman. And for women in ministry, the journey to accepting it, acknowledging it and stepping into it can be difficult.
Break Free From the Numbers Leash: Make Disciples
Here’s the secret to church growth: Jesus will build the church if we make disciples. But first we must break free of the “numbers leash.”
Outreach Basics for Small Towns
Outreach basics start when our churches become outward-focused communities that aim to be outposts of the kingdom of God, bringing hope and help from Jesus.
Spiritual Rhythms for the Long Haul
Spiritual rhythms, disciplines or practices are often given a bad rap.
Confessing Church Planter’s Guilt
Unless you have skin like Teflon, the cultural demands and the interpersonal demands seep in and stir together a stew of church planter’s guilt.
Ten Years Later: What One Planter Would Say to His Younger Self
“If I knew 10 years ago what I do now, how different would our church planting experience have been?”
When Ministry Has You Weary: Navigating the Peaks, Valleys and Plains in Life
When Ministry Has You Weary: Navigating the Peaks, Valleys and Plains in Life. We all need to find power to live above our circumstances.
Why Personal Evangelism Matters So Much for Church Planters
If evangelism is to be woven into the fabric of the life of a new church plant and its pastor, it takes some thought and planning.
10 Ways to Prevent Your Church Plant From Reaching Millennials
Does your plant want to reach the next generation?
