by Dave Workman | Nov 15, 2023 | Church Leadership
Are You Future-Thinking? There’s been a lot written about senior pastors’ transition and succession, particularly as Boomers are in the throes of figuring out what’s next. I’ve been on both sides of successful transitions, following a catalytic lead...
by Brian Jones | Nov 6, 2023 | Church Growth, Church Leadership, Pastoral Burnout
Notice I did not say IF you lose confidence in yourself. I said WHEN you lose confidence in yourself. It’s going to happen. You WILL lose confidence in yourself. Multiple times over the years in fact. It is not a matter of IF but WHEN. The question is, why? In my...
by Jeff Hoglen | Oct 31, 2023 | Church Growth, Church Planting, Small Church / Rural Church
If you are a pastor or church planter, you should be getting all sorts of emails and advertisements about church growth. Some seem legit, others… not so much. The ones that are clearly written by a marketing expert (rather than a practitioner of church planting)...
by Ron Edmondson | Oct 30, 2023 | Church Health, Church Leadership
Being a leader isn’t easy. With every decision a leader makes, someone is happy – and someone is not. One often misunderstood reason leadership is challenging is the tension every leader feels when making decisions. And every leader experiences some of this tension –...
by Jeff Hoglen | Oct 25, 2023 | Church Health, Church Planting, Church Revitalization
Learning Through Loss:Insights from Unsuccessful Church Plants Unsuccessful church plants can offer valuable insight into how to approach ministry and evangelism in a more effective way. Even if the church plant fails, lessons can be learned that will help others in...