Are you Attached, or Connected? We recently discovered a problem with our speaker array in our church. When the technician arrived to perform a software update, he tested each speaker…
I've seen a lot of things recently pointing to the decline in church attendance. It seems that people just don't attend church services like they used to. As I thought…
I remember talking with my Mom a few years ago about her church. It seems that quite a few of their young people had left to attend the new "Contemporary"…
I was talking with a friend recently about her search for a church to attend. She and her husband had been attending a church near their home for several years,…
The Best Defense There's an old adage that says "The best defense is a good offense." The idea behind this saying is that by causing the opposition to remain in…
How to The perfect church Taking people from consumer to contributor The Perfect Church The perfect church. If there is such a thing, I have not found it yet. And…
Most churches I work with have mission statements. After all, how will you know your church's mission without a mission statement? What are we supposed to be doing? And so…
Adapt, Don't Adopt Church is broken. It is. You don't have to take my word for it. Do a Google search for "Church Attendance Statistics" and you'll find that not…
New Year... New You? Nearly everyone makes New Year's resolutions. For those of you who don't know, a New Year's resolution is a list of the things that you wanted…
Hiring a Consultant When churches begin a discussion on church growth (or the lack of it), that discussion often turns to the need for a consultant. Hiring a consultant can…