by Dave Workman | Jul 15, 2021 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
Sociologists have noted the unprecedented “acceleration of change” happening in our world. Information is instantaneous. People change locations more, change work more, change relationships more in our time than any other. And let’s be honest: a pandemic has...
by Brian Jones | Jul 13, 2021 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
I believe churches only grow when their Senior Pastors have a crystal clear vision of where God wants to take their church, and that vision is broadly shared and owned. Here is a three-year snapshot of a twenty-year plan we believe God has set before us as a church....
by Ron Edmondson | Jul 6, 2021 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
There are some bad reasons to plant a church. Please understand, I love church planting. When I moved back into church revitalization, part of the concern I had was I might not have a foot into church planting. That would be tough for me. After two successful plants...
by Brian Jones | Jun 29, 2021 | Church Leadership, Pastoral Burnout
My very first ministry internship was with a pastor who, by his own admission, wasn’t really into scholarly study. “Brian,” I remember him telling me; “you’ll find that the guys out there leading the big churches are pragmatic leaders. That should tell you something.”...
by Brian Jones | Jun 22, 2021 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Planting
One of the most common complaints I hear from churches is how they wish their introverted Senior Pastors were friendlier and more approachable. The good news is this can be very easily addressed, without Senior Pastors running themselves into the ground. Here are a...
