This is the second and final part of a two-part series. If you haven’t read the first part please read it here. Can your church do a Share Day (please watch the video)? No matter the size of your church any church could gather volunteers and do one event or many events. As the video… ⪼ Continue Reading…
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Big Events – Small Church Budgets (pt1)
Did your church ever want to plan an event but the cost just seems outrageous? Most churches can not afford events that cost tens of thousands of dollars. There are a lot of ways a church can come along the side of other churches or nonprofits and help in the community without busting the budget.… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Does the Church Have to Change Processes?
Does the ‘church’ need to change? Six simple words that ask a complex and sometimes controversial question. Sometimes it’s the littlest questions that spur off huge discussions, debates, and yes, some times arguments — even in churches. To answer the question above we need to start with, ‘what would the church need to see before… ⪼ Continue Reading…
What should church leadership be measuring?
There’s a lot of noise about what a leader should be measuring in any organization – nonprofit or for-profit, alike. Church leadership wrestles with the “what should be measured” questions all the time. Some will say to measure just one or two performance indicators and consider those ‘wins’. Others will try to measure everything or… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Why’s nobody coming to my church groups? (p2)
Here’s the second part of this two-part series. Please read the first part here. 2. Trying to fit everyone into one nicely made church group model is what I call the magic silver bullet syndrome. The church believes that there’s one magic silver bullet (group model) that will work for every one and elevate group participation… ⪼ Continue Reading…
Why is Nobody Coming to my Church Groups? (p1)
Church leaders that work with small groups wonder why the percentage of small group attendance is just a fraction of the overall church attendance. Why is it important for people to participate in groups? Church leadership knows when people connect or dare we use the cliché term ‘plugged in’, they will be a viable part… ⪼ Continue Reading…