God’s Grace Toward Leaders
By Chuck Lawless I love to read the stories of the disciples in the Gospels, yet perhaps for an unexpected reason. I’m grateful God…
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What Church Documents Say About Your Church
Church documents are just pieces of the puzzle in evaluating the health of a church—whether the church is healthy or unhealthy.
Read MorePersonal Evangelism and Pastors: 14 Findings (part two)
In last week’s post, I shared six findings about pastors and personal evangelism, based on a study of leaders of 100 evangelistic churches in…
Read MorePersonal Evangelism and Pastors: 14 Findings (part one)
Over fifteen years of church consulting, our research has led to this finding: seldom have we seen a congregation more evangelistic than the church…
Read MoreHelp Me to Do Better – A Reader Survey
As we end 2013, I want to do everything I can to offer a better blog in 2014 and forward. I have found that…
Read More9 Ways for Church Leaders to Pray More
Several weeks ago, my post on why church leaders don’t pray must have hit a nerve, as the feedback was strong. More than one reader, though,…
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8 Confessions of Church Spies
Have you ever thought that a guest at your church might, in fact, be a spy?
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Evangelism and Email
It’s official. I no longer like e-mail.
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Christian Leadership in a Tweeting World
I have read that as many as one billion tweets are sent every 2-3 days. That’s amazing, especially for an application that began less than a decade ago.
Read MoreThe Main Reason People Leave the Church — Rainer on Leadership #003
Last week we talked about what church membership is and what it means to be a church member. How it’s not just having your name on a roll somewhere, but being actively involved in the ministry and function of your local community of faith. This week’s episode deals with NOT being a church member. Specifically the main reason people LEAVE a church.
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