The next best step when you’re stuck
The first step off a church plateau is on your knees.
4 church revitalization trends for 2019
Many things must happen for the church revitalization effort to turn back the tide of decline that is sweeping many churches off the map.
Where to fix your focus when in leadership
If you keep your eye on these two things, you'll never get lost in pastoral ministry.
10 questions every pastor should be able to answer with ease
What are those skills you have mastered that are now habits?
Evangelism in a target rich environment
You may be surprised how many people are open to spiritual conversation.
Leading the church of personal preference
Do you have a church of consumers?
Is your church passive?
These two causes could result in debilitating discouragement, hopelessness and passivity.
Case study: Self-understanding builds strong teams
How do you move forward when your team is stuck?
Why leaders need to be assertive
Research into the behaviors of pastors who lead plateaued or declining churches through revitalization emphasizes this important character quality.
How to warm an indifferent church
Here is one type of training that could bring an apathetic church back to life.
3 barriers to growth
Sometimes the obstacle to a church’s growth is lodged between the ears of the person many call Pastor.
7 signs “the problem” isn’t the problem
You don’t treat symptoms, you treat problems. Leaders must know which they are dealing with.
How to rise above conflict
Use these tools to manage your response to adversity.
2 reasons pastors give up
Over the past five years, my colleagues and I have noticed a disturbing trend in plateaued and declining churches.
5 reasons pastors need to be assertive
Pastors of plateaued and declining church should take note of these “whys” behind assertiveness.
How changing attitudes can increase evangelism
When push comes to shove, the church leadership will tell you, “I want the church to change how they behave in the matter of…”
Why pain precedes change
Here are reasons great pain often precedes restoration.
2 reasons pastors resist change
Here is why innovation is difficult for most pastors.
Book review: Building the Body
In Building the Body: 12 Characteristics of a Fit Church, Gary L. MacIntosh and Phil Stevenson identify characteristics that distinguish fit churches from the merely healthy.
The prayer God always answers
Here are four of Jesus' promises that are sure to impact your leadership.
