Category: Church
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Your church’s culture is created by… …What You Say. Language is a powerful tool. Your stated values, when used correctly, define what is important for leaders to consider in every decision. Too often, churches write cliche values that go no further than the boardroom wall. Take time to craft the statements that truly define what…
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6 Church Structure Issues I See All the Time This post was written by Tony Morgan – he’s an American based Church consultant. TonyMorganLive.com One of the core steps in the Unstuck church consulting process is a review of the staff and structure. We review overall health in the first step. Then we put together a strategic plan in the second step.…
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There has been so much emphasis on a “personal relationship with Jesus” that I wonder if we’ve lost track of how important our life with others is in our pursuit of knowing him. When Jesus led his early followers he had them living and loving together. They didn’t just all have personal one on one…
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“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” — 1 Corinthians 15:55 As many Christians sat down on Sunday morning to celebrate Easter, a suicide bombing targeting Christians halfway across the world in Lahore, Pakistan killed 72 people and injured at least 320. Right as Western Christians were shouting, “He is…
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By Trevor Grundy, Religion News Service 03-30-2016 Church closings are nothing new in the United Kingdom. In the past six years, 168 Church of England churches have closed, along with 500 Methodist and 100 Roman Catholic churches. “Christianity in Britain has seen a relentless decline for over 100 years,” says Linda Woodhead, a sociologist at…
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We can’t ignore the popularity of Netflix. It’s a mixture of clever marketing, excellent deployment and being in the right place at the right time. In a move similar to what iTunes did in the music industry 10 years ago, Netflix has found a model that encourages people to pay for online content that some were accessing through bootleg…
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Yesterday I posted about the Cross, that was Good Friday. Today is Easter Saturday and the question is “Where is God in the Darkness and the Chaos?” After all the disciples must have felt like this on the very first Easter Saturday, and all of us feel this way at times. Where is God? From…
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The cross has stood as the central theme of the Christian faith for over 2000 years but it’s relevance isn’t always appreciated. The Apostle Paul said that Christ crucified was, “A stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ the Power…
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Churches can experience significant growth but still think like small churches think. Here are 7 ways to stop that and think like a church larger than your current size. 1) Not every individual should speak into every decision. When you are small it’s not an issue to get everyone in the same room. As you grow…
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A few years ago I went to visit a young church leader whose church and ministry was expanding really rapidly. I was excited about our conversation and thrilled to hear of another church in the UK doing great things and reaching hundreds of people. However, as we began to talk about relationships my alarm bells…
