Take Calculated Risks to Create Sermon Series that Attract Newcomers One time we launched a new sermon series called, “How to Become a Superhero.” I didn’t come up with the title. I didn’t even like it at first. But then, I loved it. I was planning to do a series called, “The Me I Want to […]
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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?”
4 Must-Do’s for Explosive Growth this Fall
One of the most important principles for strengthening your physical body is the principle of stress and release. To build muscles, you must stress them, then release them so they can rebuild and become stronger. It’s also how your church can grow and why summer is the perfect time to prepare for growth this fall. […]
How to Help Other Churches Reach People for Christ
Helping other churches is a multiplication strategy. If you can help someone else do what you do well, you’ve doubled your effectiveness. More importantly, Genesis 12 indicates that we are blessed to be a blessing. Helping others has always been God’s intention for his people, particularly for leaders.
How to Grow your Church with a Great Guest Speaker
Host a great guest speaker to attract newcomers to your church. In 2010, and again in 2015, we had Michael Franzese as a guest speaker. Michael is a former Mob Captain with the Colombo crime family who now travels the country sharing the story of how he came to Christ. It was an amazing weekend for us. […]