Tag: growth
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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 #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 #8: “5 Characteristics of Churches that Change”
So this post about how to lead through change (code for how to help a declining church start growing again) comes in at number 8 this year. Over the past 7 years working with the Unstuck Group I’ve consulted with all kinds of churches. Small churches, large churches, single site churches and multisite churches, churches that are…
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How to Help Guests Self-Identify at your Church
Churches are notorious for making guests feel awkward and out of place. I attended a church once that asked every guest to wear a rose sticker on their shirt and then remain seated during a time in the worship service when everyone else would stand up walk around and “greet” the new guests. Super awkward,…
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How Great Church Leaders Lead Up
Most young church leaders I talk to want to learn about how they grow as a leader, be more effective and gather a larger following. I love their zeal and ambition to go and do big things for God! But one of the most overlooked leadership tactics that young church leaders need to learn is…