The Three Most Common Sentences of Dying Churches
Posted: October 31, 2016By Thom Ranier If churches could speak, what would their words be on their deathbeds? You don’t have to wait until a church closes its doors to hear some of […]
Read more →Eight Mistakes Churches Make on Their Websites
Posted: August 7, 2016By Jonathan Howe Your church’s website acts as the front door of your church. It’s likely the first place a guest will look for information about your church. I’ve written […]
Read more →Ten Traits of the Healthiest Churches Ten Years From Now
Posted: August 1, 2016By Thom Rainer I am not a prophet. Please don’t stone me if I get one of these ten traits wrong. And while there is a good bit of subjectivity […]
Read more →Seven Ways Church Outreach Has Changed
Posted: June 21, 2016By Thom Rainer “So what are churches doing to reach people today, Thom?” I hear some version of that question on a regular basis. The difficult response is that more […]
Read more →Bringing New Life to Your Congregation
Posted: June 20, 2016By Judy Urban Many congregations are struggling to keep existing members and attract new ones. Today’s faith communities are reexamining everything in an effort to more fully engage existing members […]
Read more →Why Won’t Our Church Grow?
Posted: April 26, 2016By Paul Brown Download the full article
Read more →Thomas Rusert: Why I offer “free prayer” in a coffee shop
Posted: February 13, 2016A pastor’s first job is to “take care of our people,” writes a Lutheran pastor. Sometimes, he has learned, “our people” are those we have never met. Read the full […]
Read more →Are you Pastor OF a Church or TO a Community?
Posted: February 1, 2016Changing just a few words in the way clergy see themselves can transform their ministry and mission to their communities. Read the full article
Read more →Seven Traits of Churches with Increasing Per Member Giving
Posted: January 9, 2016By Thom Rainer One of the key metrics of financial giving in a church is per member giving: What is the average giving per member or per attendee? Per […]
Read more →114 Things You Need to Know About Revitalizing Churches
Posted: November 25, 2015By Thom Rainer One of the greatest dangers in church revitalization is to deny that problems and challenges exist. If you don’t admit the problem, you can’t apply the […]
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