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...
by Jeff Hoglen | Apr 26, 2024 | Church Growth, Church Leadership, Church Planting
As church planters, we always endeavor to have a level 5 church—a church that plants a church to at least the fourth generation. How do we scale and multiply effectively? How do we do it in a healthy way? The Vision: What Are We Multiplying? As we embark...
by Jeff Hoglen | Apr 24, 2024 | Church Health, Church Leadership
Launching a church can feel similar to starting a tech company. The initial excitement is palpable. Ideas are plentiful and the team is agile. Yet, as the start-up phase ends, the real challenge begins. Now, the focus shifts from high-energy launches to strategic,...
by Jeff Hoglen | Apr 22, 2024 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Planting
The Power of Encouragement Encouragement isn’t just a nice gesture; it’s absolutely critical when you’re starting a church. It charges up your volunteers, fires up enthusiasm, and keeps everyone pushing forward when things get tough. When the people leading the charge...
by Steve Sjogren | Apr 1, 2024 | Church Leadership
There are a lot of smart and hard-working people out there. Some are both. Have you noticed that power and influence often seem to only be in the hands of a few who use this influence for personal gain or the destruction of others? There is a smaller percentage of...