3 Lessons to Engage Your Community Through Events
“Events don’t work.” Maybe you’ve heard this one or twice. Maybe you’ve even said it yourself …
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3 Ways to Maximize the Beginning of the School Year for Ministry
In a typical church, attendance waxes and wanes at different points during the year. For example, …
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Why Pastors Need Hobbies
Half of pastors say they struggle with time management, according to Lifeway Research’s Greatest Needs of Pastors …
A Replanter’s Wife’s Perspective: We Work on Sundays
Pastors and their families work on Sunday. For many people it’s just a day they choose …
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Review: Replanting Rural Churches: God’s Plan and Call for the Middle of Nowhere
Matt Henslee and Kyle Bueermann (Acoma Press, 2019) Has God called you to replant a rural …
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Cultivating a Heart for Long-Haul Ministry in Church Revitalization, Part 2
The question we are seeking to answer in this two-part series is this: Is a long-haul …
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Cultivating a Heart for Long-Haul Ministry in Church Revitalization, Part 1
My buddy Joe will tell you there were many times he wanted to quit. For 10 …
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5 Leadership Development Do’s and Don’ts
This march I celebrated my 20th year in ministry and my 15th year as a senior …
4 Reasons Why Your Church Building Matters in Replanting
Theologically, I think we can all agree that “church” and “church buildings” are not synonymous terms. …
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Biblical Preaching as Discipleship
What is the role of preaching in the overall discipleship strategy of a church? Perhaps this …