Category: Leadership
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Top Posts of 2019 #2: “Why it may be Good and Time for a Church to Die”
A lot of energy and money can go into keeping a church on life support. But what if it would be better to let that church experience death with dignity so that it can have a lasting legacy? A dying church doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s a failing church. Death and failure are not the…
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Top Posts of 2019 #3: “How to Change Things up and Get Your Church Growing Again”
We’ve finally made it to the top 3 in our top 10 countdown of 2019. And wouldn’t you know it’s a post about helping churches turn things around. When momentum fades and growth begins to slow down at your church it can be tough to know exactly how to get things going in the right…
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Top Posts of 2019 #4: “How to Help Guests Self-Identify at your Church”
Guest services is a big topic of conversation in churches. How do churches provide a great guest experience without being creepy, overbearing, or treating people like customers? After all the Church is the Body of Christ not a business. Churches are notorious for making guests feel awkward and out of place. I attended a church…
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Top Posts of 2019 #5 “3 Big Reasons Why People are Leaving your Church”
Half way through our countdown and we hit a topic that has been consistently popular in recent years…church growth and decline. Do you know why people are leaving your church? Every church in America is going to experience people leave this year. You guys are smart, you and your leadership team could probably brain storm…
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Top Posts of 2019 #6 “2 Fatal Church Leadership Mistakes”
In “churchworld” there is a lot of mimicking that goes on. So instead of throwing out another “success story” for people to chase I’m learning that often stopping to diagnose and share mistakes can be much more powerful…and helpful. This post came in at number 6 this year…and yes I’ve learned these lessons the hard…