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.” […]
At a graduation party yesterday, a friend of mine and I found a quiet corner table to talk. He told me the story of a recent meeting with a church leadership team. Even though he did not use these words, he discussed their lack of passion, energy and vision. The church, while in a rapidly […]
Pastors and church leaders put in A LOT of time, effort and resources into getting people to visit their church. A recent experience taught me a lot about what is needed to get people to come back. Chuy’s in Kennesaw, GA has become my favorite Tex-Mex restaurant. It has very good food but the reason my […]
This past Friday evening, First Baptist Church of Woodstock (GA) hosted David Platt’s Secret Church: Scripture And Authority In An Age Of Skepticism. Among the many statistics Platt shared to begin the evening were regarding the Top 10 Most Bible and Least Bible-Minded Cities in America. The following is the listing: The Top 10 Most […]
Practically every pastor and church leader I have ever met wants their church to grow. They want their churches to make a greater impact in their communities and around the world. Pastors and church leaders want to see the Kingdom of Heaven expanded by reaching more and more people for Christ. One of the qualities […]
Shawn Lovejoy, founder of Courage To Lead and author of the great book Be Mean About The Vision, is one of my favorite leaders. Recently he discussed what is needed to break growth barriers in your church. It starts with building a great team. Anytime Shawn speaks on leadership I listen. He has so much […]
Today was Day 2 of Capital Campaign University put on by INJOY Stewardship Solutions. We had the wonderful privilege of learning from one of the most respected and trusted church consultants in America, Tony Morgan. For those of you who may not know, Tony’s website and book Killing Cockroaches provided the template for how I would do my […]
