by Brian Jones | Jun 26, 2024 | Church Leadership
Last night I had a dream that I was sitting in the back seat of a car riding around the streets of 1950s Clearwater, Florida. Everything I saw in my dream had a yellowish tint, like the way the Cohen brothers filmed the movie No Country For Old Men. At some point in...
by Jeff Hoglen | Jun 24, 2024 | Church Growth, Church Health
Let’s be real: we all think our churches are friendly places, right? We preach second chances and celebrate redemption stories. But here’s the honest question: Does that translate into how we actually treat people? Does walking through the doors feel like...
by Doug Murren | Jun 21, 2024 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Planting, Featured
What’s a system?  I define a system as the process of developing and leading a church that lays out a process all can easily participate in the church life easily.  A system is an agreed-upon way of behaving and reacting. A good system answers the right questions...
by Jeff Hoglen | May 20, 2024 | Church Growth, Church Planting, Discipleship
Imagine, my friends, a world overflowing with factories of faith. These aren’t your average brick-and-mortar operations – these are powerhouses churning out kingdom goodness 24/7. That’s what planting churches is all about! We can get caught up in counting...
by Brian Jones | May 3, 2024 | Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching
If you’re going to lead your church through the next growth barrier, you can’t squander the most precious personal resource you have: time. This includes wasting time on unfocused sermon preparation. I’ve always been a bit suspicious of how long Senior Pastors spend...
