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Are you Attached, or Connected?

Posted on October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 by Tom Rawlings by Tom Rawlings

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…

3 Reasons NOT to Attend Church

Posted on October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 by Tom Rawlings by Tom Rawlings

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…

Why My Church is Better Than Your Church

Posted on December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 by Tom Rawlings by Tom Rawlings

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"…

Placement

Posted on October 4, 2018December 3, 2018 by Tom Rawlings by Tom Rawlings

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 Offense…

Posted on June 26, 2018December 3, 2018 by Tom Rawlings by Tom Rawlings

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…

The Church Consumer

Posted on June 14, 2018December 3, 2018 by Tom Rawlings by Tom Rawlings

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…

Why Your Church Doesn’t Need a Mission Statement

Posted on February 8, 2018December 5, 2018 by Tom Rawlings by Tom Rawlings

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 or Adopt?

Posted on January 11, 2018December 3, 2018 by Tom Rawlings by Tom Rawlings

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?

Posted on January 4, 2018December 3, 2018 by Tom Rawlings by Tom Rawlings

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…

When Should You Hire A Consultant (or maybe a coach)?

Posted on September 18, 2017January 11, 2018 by Tom Rawlings by Tom Rawlings

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…

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