by Ed Stetzer | Oct 29, 2020 | Church Health, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
We all want our churches to be loving environments. But what does that look like? How do we make that happen? As I see it, some churches work to be more friendly— and that’s good. Some move beyond being friendly and move to caring— and that’s better. But, I think...
by Dave Workman | Oct 22, 2020 | Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching, Discipleship
For some unknown reason, I recently stumbled across a 60-year old interview with Ayn Rand by Mike Wallace. As you probably know, Rand’s philosophy was and is controversial to this day: a laissez-faire capitalism and hyper-individualistic philosophy. Her two novels,...
by Travis Stephens | Oct 15, 2020 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Discipleship
In my last post, I told you your sermon was overrated, and to my surprise, many of you actually agreed. It just doesn’t make sense to spend 15-20+ hours a week on a 45-minute sermon that most of your congregation is going to forget by Tuesday. Instead, let’s try to...
by Ed Stetzer | Oct 8, 2020 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Small Church / Rural Church
What are the things that undergird the church itself? The idea of being a part of a ‘driven church’ is something we hear about a lot right now. It seems like there should be a certain purpose or set of purposes that should be motivating churches in the work that...
by Dave Workman | Sep 24, 2020 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
At one point at the church where I pastored, we were doing seven identical services every weekend. In a room that seated 570 people, we had stumbled into some crazy momentum. The thing is, momentum seems to shift from time-to-time. You notice it easily watching...
