The 10 Most Common Things a Church Consultant Will Tell Your Church
Posted: June 5, 2017A post by Chuck Lawless serves as the basis for today’s podcast. Dr. Lawless has been consulting with churches for nearly two decades and shared ten things he had learned […]
Read more →8 Questions to Ask If You Want to Lead Well
Posted:Adaptive leaders who are seeking to live well have a knack for asking the right questions at the right time to reframe how our ministries unfold. The questions below are […]
Read more →The Resuscitated Church
Posted: March 6, 2017By Thom Rainer She was on her deathbed. Every breath was laborious. Every breath was more difficult. Those who surrounded her knew the end was imminent. It was only matter […]
Read more →At What Age Should a Pastor Retire? Ten Diagnostic Questions
Posted:By Thom Rainer There are a lot of us Baby Boomer pastors and Christian leaders around. And it’s cliché, but we aren’t getting any younger. It’s a quiet question that […]
Read more →Beginning Your Board’s Leadership Together
Posted: February 12, 2017By Nathan Kirkpatrick Download the article Beginning Your Board’s Leadership Together
Read more →Ten Reasons Why Many Churches Aren’t Evangelistic
Posted:By Thom Rainer Eighteen months ago, I reported on a Twitter poll that asked why churches aren’t evangelistic. Since that time, I have followed up by asking the same question […]
Read more →Cooperative Ministry Spectrum
Posted: December 7, 2016By David Sprang There are a variety of cooperative ministries. Download this spectrum to help visualize the various options. Process for Discernment: Listen to God – prayer and bible study Listen […]
Read more →Five Things I Pray I Will Not Do as a Senior Adult in the Church
Posted: December 4, 2016By Thom Rainer I received my first AARP material in the mail six years ago. I turned 61 years old two days ago. One of my sons says I am […]
Read more →Fundamentals of Renewing The Church
Posted:By David Sprang Congregations are either in a constant state of renewal or on a downward trajectory. The most common factor in a declining congregation is being inward focused. Here […]
Read more →The Most Common Factor in Declining Churches
Posted: October 31, 2016I am honored and humbled to be in a place where I get to hear from and study about thousands of churches. The leaders and congregants in those churches provide […]
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