Rob Bell is one of those celebrity pastors whose renown and influence extends far beyond the walls of his church. He is also a highly intelligent man. His marketing prowess and brilliance is unmatched in Christendom. The production quality of his videos is second to none and his promotional efforts are tireless. I have never …
One should proceed with some amount of caution when you zig when everyone else zags – which is exactly what I have done when it comes to developing an exit strategy for my church staff. It might be a good idea to take what I say with a grain of salt, because what I am …
My father used to tell me that I had a keen sense of the obvious. Unfortunately, even the obvious can elude me for long periods of time. J However, one of my observations of the obvious completely changed how I thought about Sunday School and could potentially turn Sunday School ministry upside down. A few …
One of the most important pastoral skills I have developed since my time in seminary is the ability to preach without notes. I don’t know of any single thing that will improve your teaching more than acquiring this skill. Instead of focusing on your papers you can focus on your people. Instead of faking eye …
Some our mistakes are made simply because they seemed to be a good idea at the time. One hiring mistake made frequently by churches not only seems to be a smart thing to do, but the right thing to do. This is what I would call the compassionate hire or the hire out of pity. …
A decent number of churches face a space crisis at least once in their lifetimes. They have lots of momentum and they’re growing quickly when all of a sudden their growth stops because they’ve run out of space. It usually doesn’t take too long before the financial realities of their options start to sink in. …
4 Ways Attempts to Go to Multiple Services Can Fail Read More »
Let’s face it. While email promised to make our lives so much easier, most of us find ourselves buried under a mountain of the stuff. If you take a look at our inboxes you will find hundreds if not thousands of messages clogging up our lives. The scary thing is that once a message has …
Studies have shown that only 1 out of 5 North American church members invited anyone to church last year. Only 1 in 50 invited someone who doesn’t already attend another church. This means that, on a yearly basis, 80% of the time we don’t invite anyone, and if we do, 90% of the time it …
The Laws of Outreach – Part 5: Equipping Your People to be Inviters Read More »
Once you have attracted visitors to your church, the next step is to have them connect. If visitors never end up joining your church, your outreach efforts have been in vain. Oddly enough, most churches never really think through this process and, as a result, never get many people to stay. The first thing to …
Once a church has discovered their identity and ensured that their image now lines up with it, the next step is to communicate that image to the community. To be sure, the community already has an image of you in mind, it just might not be the right one. It might take a significant amount …
The Laws of Outreach – Part 3: Attracting Visitors Read More »
