Tag: church
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Does your Church need to Sacrifice something Sacred?
Knowing when to end a ministry can be tough, taking the right approach to how to end it can be even more difficult. Starting a new ministry initiative at your church is usually fun, exciting and is often full of new engagement with new people and is typically coupled with momentum. If your church has…
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Underfunded: 4 Reasons Why Church Vision Stalls
We believe in the power of a clear vision and a solid action plan to help churches move forward. But too often, we see churches seek God for a vision, diligently plan for action and then hit a wall they don’t have to hit. We have seen passionate teams and inspiring visions stall out because…
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New FREE Resource on trends in Church Growth and Health
At The Unstuck Group, we serve hundreds of churches annually. As a part of the Ministry Health Assessment phase of our process, we’ve developed some key metrics to help church leaders get an objective snapshot of the health of their church. Because of that, we’ve had our eye on these metrics for years, and we’ve…
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Can a Congregationally-Led Church be Healthy?
Why are the majority of small churches in America congregationally-led instead of being led by pastors and ministry staff? Here’s a short history lesson: The congregational style of church government finds its sustained growth in the birth of our nation. The driving force behind people risking everything to sail to the new land was to…
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Why Knowledge isn’t the Key to Team Leadership
You don’t have to be the best at everything to lead the best team. I’ve seen church leaders of the past lead based on titles, having the most experience and knowing the most on the team, having the right answers, and being an expert authority. Church leadership is changing, and I think it’s changing for…