COVID and the year 2020 changed everything, especially what is involved in growing a church. As an employee of INJOY Stewardship Solutions, an organization who helps churches with capital campaigns and expanding their cultures of generosity, I have a unique job in that I only talk with growing churches. Churches who are plateaued or declining […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
https://vimeo.com/334686287 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 […]
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 […]
