Today’s post is written by my friend, Tony Morgan, Founder of The UnStuck Group. Tony is founder and chief strategic officer of The Unstuck Group, a company that helps churches get unstuck through consulting and coaching experiences designed to focus…
So how relevant is your church? Any idea how you’d answer that accurately? You can debate how important relevance is all day long (and many do), but the truth is irrelevant churches make almost no impact on the community around…
It’s the classic chicken and egg problem that plagues so many leaders. There’s an 85% chance you’re facing it right now because 85% of churches in North America have congregations of less than 200 attenders. Here’s the challenge: You think…
Any idea what the best outreach opportunity of the year at your church might be? Christmas outreach may not have been the first thing to pop into your mind. You might think it’s an event you do, or perhaps it’s Easter.…
Most leaders I know fear losing people. I do. And I’ll bet you do. After all, you spend a lot of your time trying to build your ministry. When it comes to the mission of the church, it seems almost…
So maybe you wonder why your church isn’t growing, or why it’s not growing faster. You’re not alone. The vast majority of churches are plateaued or declining because they can’t effectively reach new people. The question is: why? And usually,…
You probably have an immediate reaction to the concept of church growth. You might get really excited about it, or maybe you wince and launch into a list of criticisms in your head (or on your keyboard). Personally, I’m committed…
While social media and even traditional media are still preoccupied with mega churches and multi-site churches, the reality is that most churches in North America are quite small. The Barna Group pegs the average Protestant church size in America at…
It’s no secret that thousands of churches close every year. Sadly, there are a myriad of reasons why – a dwindling congregation, lack of resources, moral failure, or absence of a succession plan, are just a few of the common…
If you’ve spent more than 10 minutes in church leadership, you’re aware of the tension that tracking church attendance creates inside you and around you. Sure, for starters, the way other leaders talk about numbers is an easy gateway for…