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Small groups or process groups? What about both?
Most churches have small groups of some kind. They can be called missional communities, fellowship groups, community groups, etc. These groups are most often essential to the life of the church. They are where people gather to be known, prayed for, challenged, and...
Broadening our definition of worship
In times of Covid, we cannot engage in congregational singing, long a staple of corporate worship. So let’s think creatively. What else can we do to usher ourselves into the presence of God? How can we experience him and praise him? Nature sings I once took a group of...
The Search Process in 3 Steps
In the last several entries, I have been addressing the matter of hiring new key staff members. If you have followed along, you will have read about common pitfalls and the importance of self-assessment before actively searching for your new team member. In this post,...
Five questions to ask yourself before making a significant church staff hire
If you are part of a church staff, it is inevitable that at some point your team will be making some important hires. Whether you are looking to replace an old staff member who choose to move on, or you are growing as a community and need more support; you will need...
Five Common Pitfalls When Hiring Staff
Losing a significant member of your church staff can be a watershed moment. It can be emotional, messy, and stressful and when it’s all over, you are left facing the tough job of replacing them. Many churches have dealt with this situation, and understand the...
Journey toward a new beginning: How can we raise up more small group leaders?
One thing about church during a time of pandemic is certain: we need to do more things in smaller groups. The limiting factor for reaching people is no longer how many people you can gather in one place; it is how many leaders you can raise up. [bctt tweet="The...
Journey toward a new beginning: How can we adapt worship?
There is no way around it. Taking a traditional large church service and doing precisely the same thing in a small group just feels strange. A twenty-minute sermon in a living room or backyard? Congregational singing? Much of what we have been doing for worship for...
Journey toward a new beginning: How can you raise people’s awareness of God’s presence?
When people are accustomed to being reminded of God’s presence in a church building during a church service—and you may not be able to do that—how can you build awareness of God’s presence outside of the building? How can you help them see that God is still here,...
Journey toward a new beginning: How do we get people on board?
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a challenge to brainstorm ways to thrive as if things were to stay the way they are now for the next three to four years. Innovation means change. To make any effective change—from worship, to small groups, to children’s ministry—you...
Journey toward a new beginning: How do we create interaction with online services?
Most churches used to be in-person gatherings that potentially had some online offerings and resources. Now the shift in thinking has become that you’re an online church that potentially has some in-person gatherings. At this point, in-person church attendance is only...
Journey toward a new beginning: How do we disciple children now?
With Covid, one important piece of church programming that has been ripped away is gatherings of kids. If they can’t gather in groups for Sunday School teachers or youth workers to teach them, what do we do then? How do we disciple children now? The Goal is...
How to move forward when everything changes daily
Covid has changed everything. If all restrictions lifted tomorrow, is it your hope for things to go back to the way they were? I don't believe that is possible. People have changed. After months of instability and fear, we are less trusting and more cautious....