5 Actions That Can Close the Generosity Gap
Are You Experiencing a “Generosity Gap?” I came across this term recently and felt it perfectly summed up what churches experience. The generosity gap refers to the disparity between the resources needed to fund the mission and activities of a church and the actual resources available. The gap grows even larger if we include what […]
Stop REACTING With These 3 Leadership Systems
We all know that reaction is rarely the best action. As a leader, I’ve been on both the giving and receiving side of reactions. Should Leaders Avoid “Reacting?” Probably. But let’s dig a bit deeper. Reactions are not inherently bad or good. They are simply responses to a stimulus or situation, and their value or […]
7 Giving Best Practices Churches Can Learn From Other Non-Profits
Are you maximizing your fund-raising potential? I know this doesn’t sound politically correct if you lead a church. I get it. We are much more concerned with making disciples than givers. Yet generosity, or a lack thereof, is always more spiritual than financial. Helping people along their generosity journey is integral to their discipleship growth. […]
4 Purposes of Church Leadership
Why does your church need leadership? I realize this may sound too fundamental of a question, but for the sake of a short conversation, have you ever paused and wondered why churches need leadership. More specifically, what do church leaders do? The Bible on Church Leadership We can find a few references to spiritual leadership in […]
What’s The ONE Thing That Could Change Everything?
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2 Solutions For a Declining or Dying Church
The End is Nearing Do you sense your church’s best days are behind you? If so, keep going! This post, while dire, is for you. There is hope. We will attack our final two phases of the Church Life Cycle in this one post. These last two phases are too emotionally difficult to spread out […]
5 Strategic Decisions to Stop Church Decline
Is your church in the Preservation Phase of the Church Life Cycle? Preservatives keep food from spoiling. These additives and chemicals allow our foods to last much longer than in their natural form. On the surface, this seems positive. In most ways, it is. However, preservatives can be dangerous. Our bodies often don’t process these […]
How To Ensure Serving Your Church Model Doesn’t Become Your Mission
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it […]
Healthy Churches Grow: Creating an Intentional Discipleship Pathway
In our last post, we discussed how strategy utilized well can bring order to the chaos of creation. Let’s turn our attention to the next phase in the church life cycle: Orchestration. If you missed the previous posts, read them here: POST 1: How to Recycle Your “Organization Life Cycle” POST 2: You Can’t Fix […]
Strategies to Launch A Healthy Church
About this series… Welcome to our FOURTH post about organizational life cycles and, more importantly, how to avoid the normative decline and death that concludes the cycle. If you missed the previous posts, read them here: POST 1: How to Recycle Your “Organization Life Cycle” POST 2: You Can’t Fix What You Can’t Name – […]
