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...
by Steve Sjogren | Mar 13, 2024 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Outreach and Evangelism
Here are 12 Things Your Church Needs to Know…By The Time It’s 12 Months Old. These 12 things will help your church be healthy, balanced, and focused. 1. Don’t take yourselves too seriously You are important to God. Isn’t it enough to know that without the need...
by Jeff Hoglen | May 8, 2023 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Coaching
Church planting comes with a fair amount of obstacles. One of the most common excuses for not planting a church is the fear of failure. Sad to say, this fear is not entirely unfounded. Various studies attest that church plants typically fail, and only a few ever have...
by Bill Easum | Jun 10, 2020 | Church Health, Church Planting, Discipleship
Small groups are one of the most misunderstand ministries I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen them all. Most small groups are just one of many programs churches undertake in an attempt to either reach more people, keep more people, or provide a needed form of fellowship and...
by Phil Spry | Jul 19, 2013 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
Donald Rumsfeld has written a book called Rumsfeld’s Rules. In it he notes that the most dangerous people are those who do not know what they do not know. A while ago my wife was visiting one of our children in another State and visited a local church. She was a 67...