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- 1. If You're a Church's First Millennial Pastor, Here's What You Can Expect ...
- A big wave is coming toward the church. It's the swell of retiring Boomer pastors. Most Boomer pastors are currently between the ages of 50 and 68. They won't all retire at once, so this wave won't cr ...
- Created on 05 December 2019
- 2. Rick Warren: 7 Christmas Sermon Ideas to Engage the Unchurched ...
- Like many of you, I have struggled to prepare Christmas sermons that are faithful to Scripture and yet engaging to an unchurched audience. This year I'll prepare sermons for my 40th Christmas season a ...
- Created on 02 December 2019
- 3. How You Can Successfully Lead Change in 2020
- The year 2020 is just around the corner and change is non-negotiable. That's not a prophetic statement. The need for change in the local church is always in play. The issue is whether you are out in front ...
- Created on 02 December 2019
- 4. 6 Reasons the Multi-Venue Church Model Works ...
- ... morning. To be certain, it was controversial. You heard cries of, "We've never done it that way before" and "You will not be able to know other people in the church." The controversies quieted for the ...
- Created on 02 December 2019
- 5. Why We Must Plant More Churches in This Overlooked Part of America ...
- ... roach them with understanding and empathy. Misconception No. 3: Gospel Saturation The third misconception is that rural America doesn't need another church. The migration trend toward urbanization has ...
- Created on 25 November 2019
- 6. Why This Church Crowd Has a Lot to Answer For ...
- First, they told us our language was too churchified and we would need to jettison such terms as justification, sanctification and washed in the blood. I remember Arthur Blessit. The hippie-looking, jive-talking, ...
- Created on 25 November 2019
- 7. 10 Common Reasons People Stop Going to Church as Often ...
- Over my years as a pastor, I notice when faithful church members begin to "fade away" from their consistent involvement and faithfulness. When I've followed up with them, I've discovered multiple causes ...
- Created on 21 November 2019
- 8. Study Reveals Most Popular Worship Songs in Churches During the Holidays ...
- Data from Faithlife Proclaim, a church presentation software from Faithlife (the makers of Logos Bible Software), highlights the most popular song and Scripture choices throughout the holiday season among ...
- Created on 21 November 2019
- 9. How to Deal With the Most Difficult Person in Your Church ...
- ... are ungrateful, self-righteous, demanding and a pain to live with. The ungrateful person in any church is a problem. He/she is focused on the negative and feels entitled to: —Criticize. They are quick to ...
- Created on 20 November 2019
- 10. Rick Warren: Why Your Church Should Initiate This Powerful Ministry ...
- Do you want to see God change lives through your church? Since the day I started Saddleback, that's been my prayer for the church. I'm addicted to changed lives; it's the main reason Saddleback has contin ...
- Created on 19 November 2019
- 11. Why You Shouldn't Immediately Act on Your Next Great Idea
- ... I want to be a catalyst for idea generation and innovative thought. I've been a church planter and a church revitalizer. Talk about risk. In spite of that tendency in me to act quickly, I have learned o ...
- Created on 18 November 2019
- 12. 4 Trending Outreach Methods You Might Want to Try
- I am a student of the local church, particularly church outreach. I love to see and hear how churches are reaching their communities more effectively. I love to see and hear how congregations are becoming ...
- Created on 18 November 2019
- 13. 10 Ways the Enemy Can Stir Up Trouble in Your Church ...
- Let me start this post with a clear caveat: Satan will not ultimately win as he attacks God's church. In the meantime, though, the devil strategically attacks us. Consider these ways he seeks to get th ...
- Created on 15 November 2019
- 14. How to Show Your Congregation You Care This Month
- ... of 25 thank-yous to some church members this month. I love receiving thank-you notes. Writing them, however, takes a little more effort. But the benefits are astounding. Two thank-you notes came in th ...
- Created on 14 November 2019
- 15. 7 Principles That Will Double the Quality of Your Preaching
- ... there: Spend a year studying a great preacher every year. When the Lord first called me to plant a church, I bought four years' worth of Bill Hybels' sermons. I listened to over 200 hours of him communicat ...
- Created on 14 November 2019
- 16. What You Can Do to Draw Children Back to Church ...
- If you are the average church, you have new children visiting your church on a regular basis. Perhaps a friend invited them. Maybe they came to an event like a fall festival. Or it could be they came because ...
- Created on 14 November 2019
- 17. 7 Ways to Love Your Community
- Church leaders should love their churches where they are now, not where they wish their congregations could be in the future. That's a given, or at least should be. But what about the community? Churc ...
- Created on 13 November 2019
- 18. Do You Know the Real Differences Between Secular and Kingdom Churches? ...
- Click here to read Part 1 of "Understanding the Difference Between Secular and Kingdom Churches." Contrasting the Two Churches (Ekklesias) in Acts 19 The governmental church of God that transforms societ ...
- Created on 13 November 2019
- 19. When Simple Church Becomes a Complex Problem ...
- It has been 15 years since a young doctoral student named Eric Geiger came into my office to share with me his research on churches that had clearly defined processes of discipleship. I saw his genius ...
- Created on 11 November 2019
- 20. Rick Warren: How Not to Train Your Volunteers
- I'm convinced that volunteers represent a sleeping giant in most churches. You'll never embrace God's vision for your church without mobilizing volunteers. In most churches, you have ready-to-go volunte ...
- Created on 07 November 2019
