How to Respond When There’s a New Church on the Block
So you just heard the news that a new church or campus is opening up in your town … how do you respond? If we’re honest, our initial response is typically negative, but this mindset needs to change because competition-thinking is stuck-thinking.
Should Your Church Spend More Energy Keeping or Reaching People?
It’s commonly said that you can tell if a church is insider-focused or outsider-focused by how they make decisions. Do they make decisions based on whom they’re trying to keep or whom they’re trying to reach? Oh, if it were only that simple.
5 Principles That Should Play Into the Next Hire at Your Church
Recruiting and hiring a new team member can be exciting! Hire the right person and the whole team benefits. When you invite the right person to join your team, not only is there an infusion of new talent, but also new ideas, fresh eyes, and a new well of experiences to go to. On the other hand, hire the wrong person and the ministry at your church could be set back for years. Here are 5 principles to keep in mind when it’s time to make the next hire at your church.
What Mark Zuckerberg Knows About Making Disciples
Looking for new ways to reach your church audience? We have your answer: it is fast, easily accessible and seriously underutilized for making disciples.
The Leadership Unstuck Podcast: Is Your Church Too Complex?
In this episode of The Leadership Unstuck Podcast, I talk to Joe Dobbins, Lead Pastor of Twin Rivers Worship Center in St. Louis, Missouri about reducing complexity within churches. Churches often get stuck because they are trying to do too much. That’s why it’s crucial to identify and stop programs that are not working. You’ll hear Joe’s story, and Ryan and I talk through a framework for reducing complexity in your own church.
