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The Laws of Outreach – Part 1: The Problem We Face

According to George Barna, 75 churches close their doors every week.  While Christianity is experiencing explosive growth in most areas of the world, North America is the most notable exception.  While part of the problem may be our theology (if evangelicals are in decline, mainline churches are in a free-fall), the bulk of our problem …

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6 Reasons Your Sanctuary is Smaller Than You Think

The most common reason why high quality churches still aren’t growing is that they are physically full and don’t know it. Part of the problem is that everybody over-estimates the size of their sanctuary – and I mean everybody.  Big churches, small churches, city churches, and town churches all overestimate their seating capacity.  There are …

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2 Absolute Barriers to Church Growth and Why You’re Unaware of Them

There are many incremental barriers to church growth – problems that add up over time to drive people away. Examples include a poor sound system, out-dated decor, dirty restrooms, lack of needed programing, poor preaching, etc. These are things that, by themselves, will merely slow growth down, but won’t start to kill your church unless …

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