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- 1. 5 Ways Designated Giving Can Get Your Church in Trouble
- Designated giving can be an incredible blessing for your church. It allows, for example, church members to give to such areas of passion as missions or facilities. But far too many churches are handling ...
- Created on 01 June 2021
- 2. 7 Prayers for Pastors for a New Year
- As we move into 2021, may I suggest we churchgoers spend more time in prayer for our pastors? Could we commit to a few minutes a week specifically praying for these servant leaders? Frankly, I have never ...
- Created on 05 January 2021
- 3. 7 Keys to Leading and Managing Virtual Workers
- While the WFA (work from anywhere) movement was growing before COVID, it exploded in growth during the pandemic. For many workers, virtual work was no longer an option. Workers often struggled to adjust ...
- Created on 27 October 2020
- 4. 4 Reasons Your Church Has Lost Volunteers After COVID-19
- One of the most common challenges we are hearing from church leaders is the unexpected loss of volunteers. It is always a challenge to get and keep volunteers, but the problem seems exacerbated since the ...
- Created on 14 September 2020
- 5. 7 Sentences You Never Expected to Hear in Churches in 2020
- I can only imagine how we would have responded in 2019 if someone had told us we needed to be prepared not to gather for in-person worship services for several months in 2020. Indeed, if we had been ...
- Created on 10 September 2020
- 6. 5 Reasons Why Church Adoption and Church Fostering Movements Are So Important
- When Sam Rainer coined the word "adoption" two years ago as a descriptor of one church acquiring another, I knew he was on to something. Instead of using corporate words like "acquisition" or unclear words ...
- Created on 24 August 2020
- 7. 5 Ways Churches Will Have Changed One Year From Now
- I am not prophetic. And if I am prescient, it's only because I have the incredible vantage point of hearing from tens of thousands of church leaders every year. While it is admittedly difficult to project ...
- Created on 19 August 2020
- 8. 15 Characteristics of Genuinely Friendly Churches
- As churches begin to regather for in-person services, some areas of guest friendliness will change at least for the short-term. For example, for precautionary reasons, we likely will not be giving guests ...
- Created on 14 July 2020
- 9. Minimal Church: What the Future Holds
- The calendar of most churches in America is scary. There are so many activities, programs and events that some members feel like they have to live at their church to be faithful and involved. Add to ...
- Created on 07 July 2020
- 10. 5 Reasons Churches Have an Incredible Window of Opportunity
- As congregations return methodically to in-person services, something else will be taking place. It will be obvious to some churches; it will be more subtle to others. Simply stated, churches will have ...
- Created on 24 June 2020
- 11. 5 Reasons You Need to Get Back in the Church Attendance Habit
- The transition is moving forward. Every week, more churches are beginning the process and stages of opening the doors of the church facilities for in-person services. We are back. I get it. The church ...
- Created on 01 June 2020
- 12. How Will Your Church Serve Communion After COVID-19?
- I just participated in my first Lord's Supper via a streaming service. My pastor asked us to have juice and bread ready in our homes. I served my wife, and then I served myself as our pastor prayed and ...
- Created on 12 May 2020
- 13. 5 Likely COVID-19 Residuals Most Church Leaders Don't Expect
- There have been volumes written about the church world in a post-pandemic era. There have been webinars and blogs and podcasts and more. Indeed, I am one of those who has joined the chorus of voices ...
- Created on 07 May 2020
- 14. 5 Trends of Church Closures Since COVID-19 Began
- "You were too late." Those were the words I heard from a conference attendee where I was speaking. It took me a few minutes to understand his meaning, but I finally got it. He was referring to my book, ...
- Created on 29 April 2020
- 15. 5 Ways to Deal With Uncommitted Church Members
- A frequent comment I get from pastors and other church leaders often goes like this statement: "If all our members who attend regularly or sporadically showed up at the same time, our worship center would ...
- Created on 21 April 2020
- 16. 10 Pieces of Good News From Churches During COVID-19 Pandemic
- We have a continuous feedback loop from church leaders. Through Church Answers, social media, our podcast and our blog, we read thousands of comments each week. I am encouraged by some of the things I ...
- Created on 14 April 2020
- 17. 5 Ways You Will Be a Different Pastor After COVID-19
- In a recent article, I wrote that churches will never be the same after the pandemic. An important corollary to that thesis is that pastors will never be the same. Though the biblical standards of pastoral ...
- Created on 06 April 2020
- 18. Why More Gospel-Focused Churches Will Arise Post-COVID-19
- You will never get to return to your church. Let me be clearer. When you return to gather for worship, fellowship and study, it will not be the same church before the coronavirus pandemic. The world will ...
- Created on 30 March 2020
- 19. What Will the Post-Coronavirus Church Look Like?
- Church leaders and members are rightly giving much attention to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. In-person church services are being canceled. Small groups are meeting digitally, if at all. Church ...
- Created on 19 March 2020
- 20. Church Leaders, Take This New Movement to Heart
- Fostering and adoption are typically words connected to families and individuals. But now the movements are connected to congregations as well. It is an exciting time. Let's get my meanings clear so we ...
- Created on 16 March 2020
