Ask Bigger Questions
…is demanded of us, when new patterns of religious life are being re-imagined, we start by asking the bigger questions. This article is adapted from Keith’s blog found at https://pastorkeithanderson.net/….
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People Too Busy to Serve? Teach Them to Steward Their Time
…someone to make a financial offering to the church, and they said, “Sorry! I can’t. I’ve already spent all my money?” You’d quickly realize the need to educate that person…
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…Then also add either A Life Worthy of the Gospel or Devotion to Jesus to your cart. At checkout, use Coupon Code BOGO-Worthy or BOGO-Devotion to receive your free study!…
Moving Beyond Church in A Box
…model that says “We have one, two, or three services on Sunday. We do a midweek service. And that’s how we help you come into a relationship with Christ.” The…
One Invitation Away from Returning
…(Luke 15:3-7), the lost coin (Luke 15:8-10), or the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32). In each story, when the shepherd found his sheep, when the woman found her…
3 Practices to Help Pastors Increase Productivity
…work long hours. It is hard, draining work: physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. However, the single parent is busy. Contractors with crews and deadlines, doctors with life threatening surgery schedules,…
What Does Declining Attendance Portend for Congregations and Their Leaders?
…matters. There is an exception to the declining worship attendance trend. Larger churches continue to grow. The Faith Communities Today 2020 survey found that since 2015, a majority (71%) of…
6 Opportunities for Churches with Aging Memberships
…area. In 2011, only 13 percent of the U.S. population was 65 or older. By 2029, that percentage will grow to 20 percent, and by 2060, 23 percent of the…
Money and a Heart for God: An In-depth Interview with Callie Picardo
…freaking out. If they said, “God’s not real,” I’d have to do some soul-searching, but “no money in your bank account” gives me a heightened sense of panic. So, doing…
5 Keys to Cultivating an Environment Irresistible to Emerging Generations
…made to feel at home. This looks like having multiple encounters where people can say, “Hello!”, offer their “Good Mornings!”, and remind others multiple times throughout the hour, “We’re so…
The Multiplying Effect of Community Partnerships
…member, and can provide the organizations with office space or can co-fund community awareness initiatives. Recovery organizations. As Christians, we are all “in recovery.” But those who are in recovery…
An Open Letter to Church Leaders from an Unmarried Church Staff Member
…supporting me on my journey! A Staff Member (who happens to be single.) This letter is taken from the book, Thriving as a Single Person in Ministry (Rowman and Littlefield,…
The Church and the Response to the Mental Health Crisis
…call the “Four R’s.” Could you name them? Matthew Stanford: We think of a mental-health-equipped church as one that can or does perform the “Four R’s.” First, they’re able to…
4 Characteristics of Good Discipling Relationships
…(discipler, disciple, mentor, coach, or small group partners), it is a voluntary, free will, noncompulsory relationship. It is fed by honesty, trust, compassion, and love. We may ask an accountability…
Helping Youth Form a Lasting Faith: An In-Depth Interview with Brad Griffin
…Christ. Those may be related, but they’re not quite the same. Sometimes folks in our church will say, “Oh, we have such good kids!” And yes, we have good kids….
When Good Practices Are No Longer Good Enough
…their fields when confronted by certain types of change. His interest was not why a particular company failed due to some industry or company-specific weakness. Rather, he was seeking common…
Keys to Effective Financial Ministry
Not surprisingly, church consultant Clif Christopher’s new book, Rich Church, Poor Church: Keys to Effective Financial Ministry (Abingdon Press, 2012), makes many of the same points that he makes in…
Lovett Weems Recommends Books by Peter Drucker
…That Shaped My Ministry Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Leadership Lessons from Peter F. Drucker (1919-2005) Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Picking People — Lessons from Peter Drucker Lovett H. Weems, Jr….
Generosity, Stewardship, and Abundance: A Transformational Guide to Church Finance
…all-in-one book on church finances, from big picture to nuts-and-bolts. It covers a wide range of topics, and yet offers practical, specific, hopeful, sound, research-based insight at each point. You’ll…
Church on the Move
…is, “Why don’t all church leadership and theology books have recipes?” Related Resources Church on the Move: A Practical Guide for Ministry in the Community (Judson Press, 2022). The book…
Breakthrough: Trusting God for Big Change in Your Church — An In-Depth Interview with Dawn Weaks
…that number — that would leave a 300-member-in-worship church to go to a 45-member-in-worship church. So, thank you for your faithfulness to the gospel. Dawn Weaks: It’s worth it. Thank…
Transformational Leadership for Urban Ministries: An In-Depth Interview with Tony Hunt
…cities. I’m a son of an inner-city, Washington, D.C., an urban area, but it is not inner-city Baltimore, and vice versa. If I were leading in Southeast Washington and Anacostia…
10 Ways to Cultivate a Creative Culture
…be able to call anyone to ask questions and discuss ideas. Don’t force them to communicate through supervisors, managers, or anyone else. Create a free-flowing communications system, and the ideas…
5 Compass Points Guide Character Formation and Lifelong Discipleship for Youth
…Brad M. Griffin, published by Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, 2023. BakerPublishingGroup.com. Used by permission. Available at Baker Publishing Group, Cokesbury, and Amazon. Related Resources 10 Qualities…
4 Approaches to Keeping Small Church Worship and Education Vibrant During the Pandemic
…model. Similar to the church at home model, the shut-in model is delivery-based. Just as you ministered to shut-ins before the pandemic, deliver bulletins, Upper Rooms, and pre-packaged consecrated Holy…
Being a Stewardship Leader Requires Clarity
…takes time. Margaret is the author of Leaders Who Last: Sustaining Yourself and Your Ministry (Seabury, 2009). Get her free mini-course, “Five Ways to Avoid Burnout in Ministry,” at https://margaretmarcuson.com….
Friendship as a Means of Discipleship
…in prayer, not impersonally offered as a new program of the church (i.e. printed in the bulletin, “New Group Starting: email yourname@email.com for more information). 3. Purposeful Further, Jesus does…
Stewardship Resolutions for the New Year
…Before you do any “asking,” you need to be “thanking.” Make that your New Year’s resolution. 2. Thank people through personal notes The phrase “have an attitude of gratitude” is…
Who will be God’s Agents of Pastoral Calling?
…not work alone. The Rev. Dr. David McAllister-Wilson, president of Wesley Theological Seminary, likes to say that the call to ministry is a “voice-activated system” in which someone usually recognizes…
Does Your Church Have Barking Dogs?
…2016 by Lee D. Kricher. Used by permission of Zondervan (zondervan.com). Related Resources: So That: Two Powerful Words for Mission Results by Lovett H. Weems, Jr. To the Point: How…
