Tag: church
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Why it’s Good for Ministry to be Difficult
Over the last couple of decades of full-time local church ministry, I’ve seen my fair share of difficult ministry moments. Like many of you I’ve experienced incredible wins and painful setbacks. Anyone who’s been in local church ministry for more than 5 minutes knows that it’s not always rainbows and unicorns. Ministry can have incredibly…
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Why I Took a Month Off from Social Media
It’s become a new normal for our family. For the past couple of years, each July, we take a step away from screens for the month. I don’t blog, we’re not on social media, the T.V. stays turned off, and my teenage daughters stay off their phones. They may not like it…at least for the…
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FREE WEBINAR: “How to Increase Church Engagement”
People in ministry have a lot of opinions about numbers. Many church leaders are strong believers that numbers can help give us a good snapshot of how we’ve been doing—that is if we’re looking at the right ones and looking at them the right way. For example, we know that measuring weekend service attendance alone…
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Introducing “Multisite Unstuck” the Newest Online Course from the Unstuck Group
Without a Clear Strategy, Going Multisite Will Get You Multistuck. When you originally went multisite, I know you started expanding campuses with the desire to reach more people for Jesus. But, adding campuses adds complexity to your ministry. Strategies that are supposed to help you engage more people, maximize resources and eliminate space constraints can…
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How to get a Promotion at your Church Staff Job
I’ve met a lot of young ministry staff members who have expressed interest in having more responsibility, more authority, and more influence in the churches they’re leading in. They think they’re ready for a promotion. If they don’t get the promotion that they think they deserve, it can become a catalyst to them leaving their…