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Leveraging Google For The Church

May 30, 2023 Bill Tenny-Brittian

WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH A $10,000/MONTH ADVERTISING BUDGET? This week, Drs. Kris and Bill talk with Jesse CarbΓ³ about leveraging Google for the sake of the church. Find out more with the free Google Ad Grant for Church’s Course Read more…

Preventing Mission Drift

May 23, 2023 Bill Tenny-Brittian

This week, Drs. Kris and Bill have a lively conversation about 𝙝𝙀𝙬 𝙩𝙀 π™₯π™§π™šπ™«π™šπ™£π™© π™ˆπ™žπ™¨π™¨π™žπ™€π™£ 𝙖𝙣𝙙 π™‘π™žπ™¨π™žπ™€π™£ π˜Ώπ™§π™žπ™›π™© – And 4 tools you can use to stay on track. Podcast Version

Time Management for Pastors

May 2, 2023 Bill Tenny-Brittian

Where did you learn what a pastor is “supposed to do”? In this episode, Bill and Kris have a lively conversation about the role and responsibilities of a lead pastor in today’s world (and yesterday’s as well!) Podcast Version

Every Day Hospitality For Growing Churches

April 25, 2023 Bill Tenny-Brittian

Hospitality helps grow churches … because if your first-time visitors DON’T return, growth isn’t going to happen. In this episode, Drs. Kris and Bill speak with Kyle Ermoian, the founder of Celebration Community Church in Hays, Kansas – the largest Read more…

Every Day Hospitality For Growing Churches

Bill Tenny-Brittian

Hospitality helps grow churches … because if your first-time visitors DON’T return, growth isn’t going to happen. In this episode, Drs. Kris and Bill speak with Kyle Ermoian, the founder of Celebration Community Church in Hays, Kansas – the largest Read more…

Easter Hospitality Tips

March 21, 2023 Bill Tenny-Brittian

This week Drs. Kris and Bill talk about Easter Hospitality with Kyle Ermoian, founding pastor of Celebration Church in Hays, Kansas.  Resources for the week: Hospitality Short List β€“ A free workbook on key church hospitality practices Church Turnaround A to Z β€“ Kyle’s Read more…

Holiday Hospitality Tips from Dr. Hospitality – Part 2

October 27, 2021 Bill Tenny-Brittian

Part 02 If your church is like most, your first-time visitor return rate hovers between 6–15 percent – that is, 8 out of 10 people who visit your church decide, “Nope, that’s not the church I want to ever come Read more…

Holiday Hospitality Tips from Dr. Hospitality

October 21, 2021 Bill Tenny-Brittian

Part 01 If your church is like most, your first-time visitor return rate hovers between 6–15 percent – that is, 8 out of 10 people who visit your church decide, “Nope, that’s not the church I want to ever come Read more…

Spirituality Restored

May 16, 2023 Bill Tenny-Brittian

This week Drs. Kris and Bill speak with Mitch Griffin about his book Restored: Eight Truths for Freedom in Christ and how to get your spiritual life in-tune. This is a great reminder that just ’cause we’re Pastors and Church Read more…

Connecting with Your Lo-Tech Members in a High Tech World

November 4, 2021 Bill Tenny-Brittian

Not everyone in your church owns the latest and greatest smart phone. Believe it or not, some probably don’t even have a computer. And so when the pandemic hit (or the ice storm, hurricane, flooding, bridge out, etc.), they were Read more…

Who Is Jesus To You? And Why It Matters

October 11, 2021 Bill Tenny-Brittian

Funny thing. Over the past couple of decades, when I’ve asked life-long Christians to tell me about their relationship with Jesus, mostly what I get is a conversation about how the church has been there for them. While that’s all Read more…

Effective Church Membership

September 8, 2021 Bill Tenny-Brittian

What does it mean to be a church member in today’s world? Whether you’re a local member or an online member, there are hopes, dreams, and expectations about being an active part of the body of Christ. In this episode, Read more…

Preventing Mission Drift

May 23, 2023 Bill Tenny-Brittian

This week, Drs. Kris and Bill have a lively conversation about 𝙝𝙀𝙬 𝙩𝙀 π™₯π™§π™šπ™«π™šπ™£π™© π™ˆπ™žπ™¨π™¨π™žπ™€π™£ 𝙖𝙣𝙙 π™‘π™žπ™¨π™žπ™€π™£ π˜Ώπ™§π™žπ™›π™© – And 4 tools you can use to stay on track. Podcast Version

Spirituality Restored

May 16, 2023 Bill Tenny-Brittian

This week Drs. Kris and Bill speak with Mitch Griffin about his book Restored: Eight Truths for Freedom in Christ and how to get your spiritual life in-tune. This is a great reminder that just ’cause we’re Pastors and Church Read more…

When Is It Time To Leave?

May 9, 2023 Bill Tenny-Brittian

Pastors face the question more regularly than most would admit … “When is it time to leave?” In this episode, Drs. Kris and Bill share the 6 Ways Pastors Depart Their Ministries.Β  Podcast Version

Time Management for Pastors

May 2, 2023 Bill Tenny-Brittian

Where did you learn what a pastor is “supposed to do”? In this episode, Bill and Kris have a lively conversation about the role and responsibilities of a lead pastor in today’s world (and yesterday’s as well!) Podcast Version

Your To Don’t List

August 12, 2021 Bill Tenny-Brittian

We’ve all got our To Do lists. They’re on scraps of paper, sticky notes, and our cell phones. And those To Do’s keep us plenty busy. But what if … what if your church’s growth depended on what you’re NOT Read more…

Virtual Resources for Turnaround Pastors

June 30, 2021 Bill Tenny-Brittian

There are a lot of resources out there for you, pastor who wants to turnaround their church. But where do you start? A quick Google search will give you over 33.5 Million web pages of all kinds of “stuff” for Read more…

Make the Most of Meetings

May 22, 2021 Bill Tenny-Brittian

Love ’em or hate ’em, meetings are a part of the church. However, have you been noticing meeting attendance waning? There may be a good reason why your members – and even your staff – are avoiding your meetings. In this Read more…

Ministry – Too Important for Volunteers

April 22, 2021 Bill Tenny-Brittian

Everything your church does has eternal consequences. Lives and souls and families and eternities hang in the balance. With that in mind, do your really think that a cadre of mere volunteers have the commitment level and the expertise to Read more…