by Jeff Hoglen | Mar 24, 2023 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Planting, Discipleship
Volunteers are the backbone of any local church and are vital to the ministry’s success. Therefore, training and equipping volunteers is essential to ensure they have the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to serve effectively. The following are some...
by Dave Workman | Mar 22, 2023 | Church Leadership
Leadership, by its nature, makes one prone to take hits. Imagine how hard it is to be the U.S. president in these hyper-polarized politicized times: you’re guaranteed that half the population is going to dislike you. You’re bound to take some potshots. No...
by Ron Edmondson | Feb 15, 2023 | Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
I learned in church revitalization that many times entrepreneurial-type leaders disappear when things aren’t working well. People who like big visions and want to see progress around them don’t hang around when the church is holding on to the status quo. If the church...
by Brian Jones | Jan 13, 2023 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching
A few weeks ago, my sermon in our first service completely bombed. It was the worst in recent memory. Between the first and second service, I re-wrote it and it turned out pretty good for the second and third services. The total time went from 26 minutes to around 21...
by Jeff Hoglen | Jan 11, 2023 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Pastoral Burnout
If you’re a church planter, you know that discouragement can come anytime. Whether it’s due to slow growth, financial struggles, or difficult relationships, discouragement can knock you off your feet and make it hard to keep going. But don’t give up!...