One of our worship leaders shared a great line in an email to me. He and his wife met a couple from our area at a marriage retreat recently. As they got to know the new couple over the weekend they found out the couple didn’t currently have a church. The worship...
Change has changed. Have you noticed? Of course, you have. It’s all around us. You might not have thought about it,...
Sociologists have noted the unprecedented “acceleration of change” happening in our world. Information is...
A very long time ago I came to the conclusion that God blesses those who work the hardest. I remember telling my...
The art of writing a sermon fascinates me. How does a speaker move from a good idea to a great message? Others much...
The one question that is asked most often: How can our church do outreach if we don't have the funds? For those of you...
Over the years, I have seen signs like the one in this post and the first word that pops in my head is “Closed”....
I’ve been thinking a lot about connections lately. I haven’t really made up my mind completely, but I know they’re...
From the book 101 Things You Can Do to Help Grow Your Church by Bill Tenny-Brittian Be Inviting Over the...
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that most small-town pastors tend to be very relational. It’s hard to get...
Here are a few practical things that you can do to take your preaching to the next level, with minimal effort. ...
A little over ten years ago, my church hit a growth spurt. One year we grew by 18 percent, the next year 48 percent,...
A healthy team gives the potential for life to every idea. Every idea has a chance to live. Initially, there are no...