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- 1. Why This May Be the Perfect Time to Plant a Church
- The title of this article may feel very counterintuitive to you. Planting a church when many congregations are closing forever? Reimagining our ministry when we feel like we're crawling back to life ...
- Created on 07 April 2021
- 2. 3 Unseen Hooks Dragging Your Church Down
- ... our work at Church Answers, we've seen how churches and leaders can get snagged. The reason is hooks are enticing. It's easy to get pulled down by cynicism, nostalgia, and fantasy. 1. Cynicism drags ...
- Created on 07 April 2021
- 3. Why Your Succession Plan Matters Now More Than Ever
- One feeling is uniting all pastors after 2020: exhaustion. A year full of polarizing events, a global pandemic that shifted how churches operate and a lack of in-person community has pushed a lot of ...
- Created on 30 March 2021
- 4. A Plea to Pastors for Easter Weekend
- After a year filled with lockdowns and online options and outdoor worship services and socially-distanced indoor services and mask mandates and hand sanitizer by the truckload, Easter 2021 has the potential ...
- Created on 29 March 2021
- 5. The Best Way to Help Children Retain the Truths of the Bible
- ... inistries and churches in the nation. At Christ Fellowship in South Florida, he helped the church grow from 12,000 to over 28,000 people attending each weekend. In eight years there, he built a volunte ...
- Created on 26 March 2021
- 6. A Sure Way to Keep Your Millennials in Church
- ... . When they see your team working in a godly and intentional way, they will feel more committed and at-home than ever. While many churches have informal leadership positions, you may decide it's time ...
- Created on 22 March 2021
- 7. 5 Ways Social Media Could Hurt Your Church
- I think we can agree that social media has helped many churches grow their online presence. Even in the secular market, social media platforms have helped startup companies go from very small to very ...
- Created on 19 March 2021
- 8. Get Help: For Pastors Who Struggle With a Mental Health Issue
- In ministry, our jobs are typically designed to help others. We walk with families through grief, help the single mother and pray for couples struggling through an affair. We are outwardly focused, pouring ...
- Created on 12 March 2021
- 9. Rick Warren: 10 Steps to Training People for Ministry
- I believe we have a sleeping giant in our churches today. If that sleeping giant awakes, the world won't be the same. The sleeping giant is lay people who aren't serving somewhere in ministry. Our greate ...
- Created on 09 March 2021
- 10. 5 Trends in Small Groups Coming Out of COVID
- ... e 1800s. That movement is slowing considerably. The decline has been accelerated and exacerbated by the pandemic. 3. Hybrid groups are rare. A hybrid group meets in-person with a digital option. Few church ...
- Created on 09 March 2021
- 11. 10 Characteristics of Churches That Welcome Revitalization ...
- Church revitalization is not easy—especially when the church isn't yet on board. Here, though, are characteristics of churches I've seen who are ready for the work: 1. The senior leader is committed ...
- Created on 05 March 2021
- 12. 4 Reasons Your First-Time Guest Process Should Border on Boring
- ... Danny Franks is the pastor of guest services at The Summit Church in Durham, North Carolina, and the author of People Are the Mission: How Churches Can Welcome Guests Without Compromising the Gospel. R ...
- Created on 03 March 2021
- 13. Why Healthy Churches Are Always Messy ...
- ... inadequate metrics of health on their own, especially in the current pandemic environment. Doctrine is also key to this topic, but denominations exist for a reason. Even non-denominational churches cannot ...
- Created on 03 March 2021
- 14. How Spiritual Staleness Has Invaded American Churches ...
- American churches need the fresh wind of the Holy Spirit. How often do we hear, "It will change your life!" Don't miss this moment, this book, this product, this service, because "It will change y ...
- Created on 02 March 2021
- 15. What Changes With a Move From a Church of 50 to a Church of 150
- All churches have leadership challenges, regardless of size. Small churches are not easier to lead than large churches. Large churches are not easier to grow than small churches. But they are different. ...
- Created on 18 February 2021
- 16. 4 Reasons Your Church Needs a Mentoring Program
- ... a mentee in a Radical Mentoring group. He is now the president of Radical Mentoring, a non-profit focused on encouraging and equipping churches and mentors to use Jesus-style relational mentoring to creat ...
- Created on 12 February 2021
- 17. Creating an Ongoing Culture of Generosity to Missions in Your Church
- ... before self." With police, we talk of the "thin blue line." It doesn't take much to turn order into chaos, and our first responders help keep order. Our churches have the same fragile environment. One s ...
- Created on 12 February 2021
- 18. 4 New Realities of the Changing Church
- ... our best to reach people, serve them well and build again! The fascinating thing is that during this prolonged pandemic, when "crowds" are no longer an elevated measure of success, some churches have f ...
- Created on 09 February 2021
- 19. How You and Your Staff Can Stay Motivated During the Pandemic
- ... during challenging times. It's available here. Dale Hudson has been in children's ministry for over 30 years. He has helped build some of the largest and fastest growing children's ministries and chu ...
- Created on 08 February 2021
- 20. 6 Types of Churches That Have Died During the Pandemic ...
- Death is a delicate topic, especially the death of churches. My purpose is to send a warning so changes can be made quickly and urgently. My greater purpose, ironic as it may seem, is to send a message ...
- Created on 08 February 2021