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Outreach Checklist: 7 Church Growth Paradigms
I speak with churches often who want to grow and they contact me wanting suggestions of how to do so. In doing so, I often tell them there are some church growth paradigms they need to make sure they have.
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Great Leaders Embrace Mystery
One thing we all long for is simplicity. We’re looking for ways to reduce—to make the main things the main things and ways to push unimportant things to the side. But sometimes simple is overrated: sometimes we need to embrace mystery.
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What Can You Do About “the Meeting AFTER the Meeting”
While the meeting before the meeting is commonly accepted as good practice, the meeting after the meeting is not.
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Leaving Church – When Is It OK?
Few things are taken more personally by church leaders, and the community left behind, than someone leaving church. It feels like rejection, abandonment, even betrayal.
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How to Inspire Generosity in Your Church
It's not as easy as it was in the past. Here are eight ways to inspire generosity, especially among non-givers:
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A Gospel of Compromise or a Gospel of Repentance?
Compromised churches, of which there are many, usually don’t even realize they’re on the slippery slope of serious error when it comes to LGBTQ+ issues.
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3 Secret Sins You Don’t Even Know You Are Committing
But what about the sins that aren’t always talked about in church or throughout our day-to-day Bible plans? These secret sins are just as important to avoid and be in prayer over!
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7 Strategies in a New Leadership Position
I realized I’m only one person and although everyone wanted some of my time and there were more ideas than we could ever accomplish, I knew I would burnout if I didn’t pace myself. This meant I said no to some things – really many things
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Strong Ministry Is About Playing Offense
As the church, we often forsake playing offense when it comes to youth ministry. Pastors, church leaders, youth leaders: it’s time for playing offense. Now is the time to mobilize your congregation and your youth group to advance the Gospel.
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Free Training Resource: Missional Leaders
"How do you train missional community leaders?"
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5 Secrets for Ordinary People to Build Extraordinary Community
Everyone craves community; here's how to find it in your church.
