Tag: unstuck

  • Why Churches Don’t Grow: #4 Complexity is Constricting

    Why Churches Don’t Grow: #4 Complexity is Constricting

    This week we’ll be wrapping up a series of blog posts about the 5 key contributors that lead to 80% of churches in America being stuck or in decline. These key contributors have been observed repeatedly in our work with churches at the Unstuck Group. And while churches get stuck and decline for all kinds…

  • Why Churches don’t Grow: #1 Lack of Vision

    Why Churches don’t Grow: #1 Lack of Vision

    Stuckness is no respecter of the “brand” or “flavor” of a church. All kinds of churches across America are stuck. Large churches, small churches, old churches, new churches, Baptist churches, Methodist churches, Nazarene churches, Presbyterian church and even non-denominational churches are stuck. In fact Thom Rainer, President and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources has stated…

  • 5 Articles that will Help Your Church Make Vision Real

    5 Articles that will Help Your Church Make Vision Real

    Thank you for making March an incredible month 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 5 Posts from this last…

  • 5 Mistakes that Fast Growing Churches Make

    5 Mistakes that Fast Growing Churches Make

    If you’ve ever been a part of a fast growing church you know how much fun it can be. New people who are unfamiliar with Jesus begin attending, friends are bringing friends, you’re adding new staff members, you’re building buildings, you’re starting new ministries, and most important of all people are meeting Jesus and being…

  • How many People should be Volunteering at your Church?

    Did you know that there is a direct connection between the amount of money a church invests in staffing and the number of people who volunteer? What we’ve discovered in our research at the Unstuck Group is that the as a church increases its spending on staffing the number of people volunteering decreases. Translation: if…