Have you heard of rapid iteration, Pastor? It’s what business guys call making adjustments in their business quickly to keep up with the pace of change. They try something, see how it works, tweak, and try again. It’s continuous improvement. It’s not a concept that most of us with flocks to care for and sermons […]
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How to Use Board and Staff Retreats to Accelerate Evaluation and Growth
Do you know how to use Board and staff retreats to accelerate evaluation and growth? Doctors know that the best way to evaluate a patient is to look at his vital signs and to ask him questions. The vital signs quantify health; the questions clarify health. For pastors, there are eighteen numbers that will help you […]
23 Questions that will Help your Church Get Better
When you visit a doctor, he determines your health by two methods. First, he collects the numbers. Then, he asks you the questions. The first step is quantitative. These 18 important numerical measures for your church give you the numbers side of evaluating your church’s health. The second measure is qualitative. Qualitative insight comes from asking questions. 23 Qualitative […]
How Healthy is Your Church? These 18 Numbers Will Tell You.
Whether you’ve thought it or not, your church has an evaluation system. Every service is evaluated by every attendee. They talk about it afterwards in the lobby. They share their impressions between friends. If it’s really good, others hear about it. If it’s really bad, even more “others” hear about it. We can’t help ourselves; […]
9 Questions Every Pastor Should Ask
Pastor, when someone asks, “How are things going at the church?” you almost always answer, “Good!” “Fine.” Or “Great!” But how do you know? How do you actually gauge how things are going? 9 Questions to Evaluate your Church Here are nine questions to ask regularly to know how it’s really going… and how to […]
How to Use a Better Standard to Measure Church Success
I don’t know where we got the idea that church success should be measured in nickels and noses (or attendance and dollars). I affirm that large numbers in church is better than small and more money for ministry is better than less. But if Jesus’ goal is to build his church, I believe there are better questions than, “How many were here last week? And How much did they give?”
10 Reasons I Love My Church
January 2014 In light of New Song’s recent “I Heart My Church Weekend,” here are a few insights into why I LOVE My Church that may give you a renewed passion for yours! Jesus Loves His Church A quick read of the book of Acts or the letters in Revelation proves that Jesus loves his […]