The statistics are in. Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) churches continue to baptize fewer people each year. More than 80 percent…
I am an advocate for extended pastoral tenure. The longer a pastor stays, the more effective his ministry. In fact,…
Church conflict seems to be on the rise. In a previous article I stated that the need for rapid and…
October is Pastor Appreciation month. One of the parody accounts I follow on Twitter posted this, “Today starts Pastor Appreciation…
The text message read, “I think we have hit bottom. There is nowhere but up now.” The person sending the…
Much of our work in church revitalization focuses on the negative like this article I posted last week: Why Churches…
Across North America thousands of churches are stuck, struggling or spiraling towards death. I recently studied the Annual Church Profiles…
A lack of evangelistic fruit from the community is one of the main signs that a church is heading for…
Earlier this week I had the privilege of attending the Replant Summit at the North American Mission Board (NAMB) in…
I don’t like criticism. I admit it. But criticism is part of leadership. Thom Rainer says, “If you aren’t being…