Thank you for making July one of the best months ever here at Helping Churches Make Vision Real! It’s great staying connected with you through social media and hearing that these articles have been helpful. So, thank you for connecting with me through the content on this blog! You made these the top posts from this last month. If you missed out on any of them, here they are all in one place for your convenience!
5 Differences between a Multisite and a Church Plant
There are significant differences between church planting and going multisite. Here’s just a few…
10 Signs your Church is Headed for Decline
What if there were early warning signs (flashing lights on the dashboard) that helped indicate that trouble was ahead? In my experience Coaching Church Leaders and Consulting with Churches across the country I’ve seen the following 10 indicators of an impending decline over and over again.
10 Insider Focused Ministry Names
The language we choose to use is important because it both reflects and builds culture at the same time. And one of the most obvious ways to tell if a church is insider focused or outsider focused is the language that they choose to use. It either says that the church is “inclusive” or “exclusive.”
Why People don’t Volunteer at Church Anymore
I’ve never worked with a church that said they had enough volunteers to accomplish the vision that Jesus has given them. In fact here are some of the most common reasons why people may not be volunteering at your church:
New & Unique Locations to Church Plant
Zoning ordinances, school and hotel usage regulations, overpriced rents, local restrictions on religious organizations – new churches face numerous challenges in finding a place to meet. With God’s help and provision, Converge church planters take some creative approaches to resolve this problem. Here are a few…
Creating an Outsider Focused Culture in your Church
We are naturally self oriented as people so it’s no surprise that businesses, organizations, or even churches tend to be so as well.
Multisite Tools of the Trade
It’s not easy to have a high performing mobile team. The market has become flooded with mobile solutions but here are 9 that I’ve used that really work in a multisite setting.
Changing the Customer Service Mindset at your Church
“At Apple we don’t repair technology, we repair relationships.”
10 Ways to Change the “We’ve Always Done it That Way” Mindset
One of the most difficult things to navigate in a church is change. In fact if you lead long enough in a church you’ll eventually hear someone say, “But we’ve always done it that way.”
8 Reasons Why People don’t Volunteer at your Church
Plainly put, volunteering is discipleship. Understanding that, here are 8 reasons people aren’t volunteering in your church…and subsequently aren’t growing in their relationship with God.
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