New You: Your Congregation’s MakeoverEvery time a new year starts, we are inundated with tips and promises for how to make ourselves over: how to recreate ourselves into someone healthier, better looking, more prosperous than the year – or years Read more…
Category: Church Growth
Got a Stuck Church? Here are tools to get out of the rut and into the fast lane.
Mission Alignment: Organizing Around Your Mission Statement It’s one thing to have a mission statement – it’s quite another to organize and operate and staff around it. Most churches are organized to maintain control and structured to make decisions. But Read more…
The Five S’s of a Great Nursery. It’s been said that only two “programs” grow a church: Relevant, indigenous worship and excellent children’s programming. Children’s programming begins in the nursery. In today’s cultural climate, if your church is serious about reaching young families (or grandparents with local grandkids, for that matter), your nursery had better be “up to snuff” in the Five S’s – Staff, Safety, Sanitary, Security, and Sizzle. In this episode, Drs. Bill and Kris will help you and your congregation know what it takes to make a positive impression on young parents.
Advent and Christmas Planning It’s that time of year again. There’s a nip in the air (unless you live in Southern California) and the leaves are starting to turn. In just a few weeks gutters will be clogged with leaves Read more…