by Jeff Hoglen | Jan 1, 2020 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
According to John Maxwell – everything rises and falls on leadership. Leadership consists of making decisions. Decisions are the genesis of progress and forward movement. When you fail to make a decision, you’re actually making a decision so pray and ask God for...
by Jeff Hoglen | Sep 24, 2019 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization
Dictionary.com defines replanting: “To plant (something) again or in a new place…” With regards to a church replant, a church avoids permanent death by recognizing it will no longer flourish unless conditions are drastically changed to facilitate growth. Here are some...
by Marcus Bigelow | Apr 5, 2019 | Church Leadership
Every day for weeks, this goat (I’d say, “Stupid Goat” but I’d get in trouble with my grandson), would get his horns through the wire fence and get caught. Every day, someone had to go out and free him from his predicament. Finally, after a couple of weeks, the...
by Ron Edmondson | Nov 8, 2018 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
I’ve worked with a lot of church plants. And, I’ve been involved in two church plants as the planter. Every planter goes into the process hoping to see lives changed with the Gospel. Hoping to grow. Some work. Some don’t. Why is that? Well, of course, there are...
by Brian Jones | Oct 1, 2018 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
Please read part 1 before reading this post. (It may not make as much sense without it) Let’s start off with a question: Tsunami or Trickle? The decision you and your church leaders have to make is whether or not you are content with managing trickles of...