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- 1. Ministry Leader Reveals the Anatomy of a Church Coup
- ... for the sake of the pastor's family. The congregation is often confused and hurt when a coup takes place. — On several occasions, the coup begins in earnest when the pastor is gone for a while. The past ...
- Created on 24 February 2021
- 2. What Changes With a Move From a Church of 50 to a Church of 150
- All churches have leadership challenges, regardless of size. Small churches are not easier to lead than large churches. Large churches are not easier to grow than small churches. But they are different. ...
- Created on 18 February 2021
- 3. Pastors, Have You Thanked Your Congregation Lately? ...
- ... , such as the Drive-Thru Food Pantry. Never pass up the opportunity to thank the people of your congregation for their generosity and sacrifice. That starts with follow-up emails after they give. It ...
- Created on 19 November 2020
- 4. 10 Things That Make Members in Struggling Churches Cry
- Our consulting teams at the Lawless Group have interviewed many church members over the last decade. Here is a look at some of the most common causes of tears we've seen in struggling churches: 1. ...
- Created on 11 November 2020
- 5. Is the Church Taming the Holy Spirit?
- Is the church taming the Holy Spirit? I mean this in the classic sense of the word: "Make less powerful and easier to control." It is easy to slip into depersonalizing the third member of the Trinity, ...
- Created on 05 October 2020
- 6. Faithlife Makes Pastor Appreciation Month Easier for Churches, Congregations ...
- Faithlife, the church technology company and makers of Logos Bible Software, is showing its gratitude during Pastor Appreciation Month this October by providing discounts on premium pastor-focused resources ...
- Created on 02 October 2020
- 7. How to Create Breakthrough Social Media for Your Church
- Recently, my team and I were talking about trends that we're seeing on social media from other churches. We've started to notice a pattern that happens every Saturday. We call it the "Saturday Can't ...
- Created on 17 September 2020
- 8. 10 Ways the Pandemic Makes Your Church Members Ornery
- There have been three consistent questions our team has received during the pandemic. In the first weeks, the question was, "When do you think we can return to in-person services?" As a number of churches ...
- Created on 27 July 2020
- 9. Pastors, Avoid This Temptation at All Costs
- ... b" is how John put it in Revelation 14:4 NKJV). The congregation belongs to Christ. Not to its pastors. The pastor must keep reminding himself, "They belong to the Lord. Not to me." —They were not g ...
- Created on 22 July 2020
- 10. What Leaders Have Learned After Reopening Churches
- ... re are still a few things leaders are learning to manage and navigate. Here are a few ways leaders are managing operations moving forward: —Many churches are facing the reality that members of their congr ...
- Created on 09 July 2020
- 11. Strategies for the Future of Pastoral Leadership
- ... pastor, Bethlehem Grace Church. — John R. Faison, senior pastor, Watson Grove Baptist Church. — William Vanderbloemen, CEO and founder, Vanderbloemen Search Group. Fatigue Among Staff and Congregation ...
- Created on 01 July 2020
- 12. When Church Members Insist on Their Rights
- ... een but had only heard of!) —"It was my 10th anniversary and no one even mentioned it. Don't I have a right to be hurt?" (My answer: Disappointed, maybe. But not hurt. The congregation merely gave you ...
- Created on 28 May 2020
- 13. 4 Problems That Will Stall Churches' Recovery After COVID-19
- Reopening our country will not be easy. And neither will be the reopening of churches across Texas. Most organizations are facing significant challenges brought on by the virus. Business owners feel overwhelmed ...
- Created on 27 April 2020
- 14. 9 Reasons Why Churches Should Not Congregate During Coronavirus Lockdowns
- ... include the fact that many older congregations have not come into the 21st century in terms of the usage of technology. This is resulting in very little giving via online platforms, such as church apps. ...
- Created on 03 April 2020
- 15. Why You Should Consider Co-Workers as Fellow Church Members
- "What if when you were building your business, you were actually building the church?" —Lonnie Gienger Ecclesia: It's defined as a political or civic assembly of citizens in ancient Greece. The word ...
- Created on 03 February 2020
- 16. How Pastors Should Deal With Unfair Criticism
- ... ng it done. All I did was rally the church to raise the funds and lead the congregation to make the adjustments during the time we were out of the building. I loved the result and did not mind taking ...
- Created on 02 January 2020
- 17. How Churches Can Get Out of Alignment
- ... ck or it's just simple genetics—we all have a need for the occasional alignment. Our churches are the same. There are constant shifts in our staff team, our congregation and our community. We wake up one mor ...
- Created on 11 December 2019
- 18. Rick Warren: 5 Relationship Principles to Guide Your Church's Small Groups
- ... ould provide your congregation with opportunities to let go of their egos and come together with a desire to share what God is teaching them. Respect the ideas of others. Courtesy matters in small gr ...
- Created on 10 December 2019
- 19. How to Deal With the Most Difficult Person in Your Church
- Why should I be grateful when things aren't going to suit me? The woman "stood behind Him at His feet, weeping, and began to wash His feet with tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed ...
- Created on 20 November 2019
- 20. 3 Sentences Pastors Hate to Hear Before They Preach
- The most common place pastors hear one of these three sentences is right before they preach or right after they preach. Of course, the prayerful focus on their message is detoured and distracted immediately. ...
- Created on 28 October 2019
