Designing, developing, and improving church systems is the unsexy work very few church leaders get excited about. Systems: How we get our mission done. But the reality is: systems are simply how we get our mission done: processes, infrastructure,...
Church Health, Church Revitalization, Outreach and Evangelism, Uncategorized
Meet Ray
Mar 10, 2022
Ray is twenty-seven years old and works in IT at the local university. He’s been married for three years and he and...
Don’t Make These Five Leadership Selection Gaffs
Jan 24, 2022
The pastor was sharing his frustration about one of his executive team members during a recent consultation. “No...
Church Health, Church Planting, Featured, Uncategorized
Bi-vocational Ministry – The Good, Bad & Sometimes Ugly
Nov 1, 2021
There is a lot to consider when it comes to bi-vocational ministry. It would behoove us to count the cost before...
Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church, Uncategorized
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign – First Impressions Part 3
Oct 11, 2021
Fact: It can be scary attending a church for the first time. The anxiety intensifies if you don't know anyone there....
Vision Blockades
May 11, 2021
Recently, I received an email with a question about vision and I thought I’d share it with you. Many pastors seem to...
Power of Multi Vocational Planters
Mar 1, 2021
Today more than ever, we have bi-vocational, co-vocational, and even multi-vocational pastors and church planters....
Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church, Uncategorized
7 Phrases to Ban When Trying to Discover New Ideas
May 15, 2020
The best ideas in an organizational setting often come by getting a group together and searching for new ideas or ways...
2 Critical Leadership Skills in a Crisis
Apr 3, 2020
In the book Elemental Leaders, we identify 4 critical elements every effective leader must exercise: Integrity,...
Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching, Uncategorized
Pastoring Through a Pandemic
Mar 20, 2020
This feels like we’re experiencing a biblical plague. Well, maybe it’s not a plague, but it is a difficult time for...
Recommended Conferences For Church Planters & Pastors
Jan 24, 2020
C3 Conference The C3 Conference is a two-day event for church leaders and is hosted by Fellowship Church. Their senior...
Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church, Uncategorized
Reaching and Revitalizing Rural America
Dec 23, 2019
Multiple voices have articulated a burden for this area, and they are no longer distant and inaudible. Many of these...
Priority of a Church Planter
Oct 25, 2019
How should a church planter spend his/her time? What should be their priority? Steve Sjogren shares the answer in less...
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