Tag Archives | Church Growth

15 Signs Of A Church With Positive Momentum

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As a consultant with INJOY Stewardship Solutions, I have the privilege of primarily working with churches who have positive momentum.  Many people think momentum is one of those things that is hard to describe but you know it when you see it.  But I have discovered after 20+ years of experience, there are definitely some […]

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10 Simple Ways Churches Can Prepare For Exponential Onsite Growth

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An Extraordinary Ministry Coach Kevin Lloyd (pictured here) is an extraordinary ministry coach for CourageousPastors.com.  In addition, he serves as executive pastor for Lifepoint Church in Wilmington, NC where he oversees a multi-campus team running several thousand each Sunday. Recently, I had the privilege of being in a breakout session where he taught pastors and […]

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Don’t Believe The Lie Churches Aren’t Growing! 5% Of American Churches Actually Grew In Onsite Attendance During The Pandemic. Here Are 5 Things They Did.

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A Lie Pastors Currently Believe Don’t believe the lie that churches did not grow in onsite attendance during 2020 and early 2021.  Believe it or not, 17,000 of local congregations (or 5%) actually did. This past weekend I attended the Defy The Odds Conference  hosted and led by Rock Springs Church senior pastor Benny Tate. […]

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3 Smart Leaders On What Churches with Growing Onsite Weekend Attendance In 2021 Are Doing

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It is common knowledge churches are running an average of 40-50% of their pre-COVID attendance.  But this is not always the case.  Some churches are currently thriving in 2021! But what is causing these congregations to run against the norm and reach new converts for Christ? I recently had a number of interesting discussions with […]

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10 Common Threads Of Fast-Growing Churches

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On Wednesday, I have the privilege of conducting two breakout sessions for Acts 29 Network Southeast Conference event Advance The Church 2019.  Acts 29 is a church planting network which from my perspective is distinct because of their diversity, sound theology and biblical accuracy.  This year’s theme centers on the calling of courage for church […]

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The Easiest (But Surprisingly Most) Difficult Thing Plateaued Or Declining Churches Can Do To Start Growing

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A few weeks ago I had lunch with an old friend.  He was concerned because his church had been plateaued for an extended period of time.  It was hard to understand why.  The preaching was superlative.  The music was great.  The church was theologically sound.  So why was the church not growing? Several options were […]

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20 Things You Never Hear At Fast-Growing Churches

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The following are 20 things you will NEVER hear in fast growing churches.  Let the controversy begin! Bad Preaching “Pastor, now we don’t want to get ahead of God.” “Can we sing that fifth verse again?” “We let the preacher preach and we handle everything else.” “Son, now that’s not how we do things around here.” […]

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