What is whole life worship?
Transformation is the great white whale of ministry. We plan for it, pray for it, and dedicate our lives and ministries to its pursuit. We see it spout from a distance, feel the ripples that promise it is near, but real, honest to goodness transformation eludes...
How can I get people to move from visitor to participant?
Assimilation. That’s the key issue here. How can we get people to “stick” to our congregation and move from visitor to engaged participant? It’s easy to come up with a lot of wrong answers to this question. Better music. More inspiring preaching. Cool new...
How do I break the 80/20 ministry rule?
We all know the 80/20 ministry rule. An oft asked question that seeks to break this rule is often: “How can I get more people to do more of the ministry instead of leaving it all up to few to carry the load?” The Consumer Driven… Church? Asking how...
How can I grow and expand our ministry?
That is a question I hear from all different types of churches and ministries. And it makes sense, since to grow and expand means more people reached and more people served. When I hear that question, I sometimes like to tweak it a bit. What happens if we replace “our...