by Jim Sheppard | Sep 2, 2021 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Outreach and Evangelism
I spend a lot of time in churches with church leaders and their people. I gave a lot of thought to what the game changers are for churches and I have chosen one that is simple and, to a lot of people, pretty obvious. It is right under their nose. My only fear is that...
by Ralph Moore | Aug 26, 2021 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
Every new business tries to differentiate itself from all others. The same kind of thinking holds true for churches. Sadly, this can result in our trying to “be different for the sake of being different.” Not much point in that as it can lead to silliness at best and...
by Dave Workman | Aug 19, 2021 | Church Leadership, Discipleship, Outreach and Evangelism, Servant Evangelism
Ernest Gordon was a Christian, author, and former dean of Princeton Seminary who died a couple of decades ago. Gordon was the inspiration behind the movies Bridge Over the River Kwai and, just before he died, To End All Wars with Keifer Sutherland. He survived three...
by Brian Jones | Aug 10, 2021 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
I’ve lost count of how many Senior Pastors I’ve talked to whose churches are hemorrhaging financially. Dealing with a massive budget shortfall is something every Senior Pastor will face sooner than later. Churches get into this situation when a combination of the...
by Ed Stetzer | Jul 30, 2021 | Church Health, Discipleship
Most of us know how essential volunteers are to making sure our churches are as effective as they need to be. Churches need to develop an ethos of valuing volunteers, but in order for churches to thrive, they would do best to raise up volunteers who are leaders and...
