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Pivot: An Interview with Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer (Tue, Sep 19, 2023)
How Much Vacation Should Pastors Take? (Tue, Sep 12, 2023)
Does a New Mover Ministry Really Work? An Early Analysis (Tue, Sep 05, 2023)
A Special Three-Part Series with Upward: Episode #3 – What the Future of Church Recreation Ministry Looks Like (Start Now) (Fri, Sep 01, 2023)
A Special Three-Part Series with Upward: Episode #2 – How to Make Sports Work for Your Church and Not Against You (Fri, Sep 01, 2023)
A Special Three-Part Series with Upward: Episode #1 – Why We Need a Church Recreation Ministry Comeback More Than Ever (Fri, Sep 01, 2023)
The Pastor’s Sunday Attire: Dress Up or Blend In? (Tue, Aug 29, 2023)
The Story of the Neighborhood Church That Could: An Interview with Sam Rainer (Tue, Aug 22, 2023)
What Happens When a Church Exhausts Itself on Fighting (Tue, Aug 15, 2023)
A New England Church Comeback Story Everyone Needs to Know: An Interview with Gary Moritz (Tue, Aug 08, 2023)
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services – Episode #3 – Churches Are Getting Less of Total Charitable Giving Every Year—What’s Going On?: An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer (Fri, Aug 04, 2023)
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services – Episode #2 – The Implications of Churches Holding More Debt for Longer Periods of Time: An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer (Fri, Aug 04, 2023)
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services – Episode #1 – Three Generosity Megatrends Your Church Cannot Afford to Ignore: An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer (Fri, Aug 04, 2023)
God With Us: An Interview with Jeff Gissing (Tue, Aug 01, 2023)
Five Reasons a Healthy Growing Church Must Teach the Essentials of Christianity (Tue, Jul 25, 2023)
How to Get Your Church Members to Become Prayer Warriors (Tue, Jul 18, 2023)
The Break-Even Dilemma: Why Your Church Has to Replace a Third of Attendance to Stay Even Each Year (Tue, Jul 11, 2023)
A Special Three-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: What You Really Need to Know about a Church Master Plan: An Interview with Todd Brown (Fri, Jul 07, 2023)
A Special Three-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: How to Right-Size Your Church’s Facilities: An Interview with Todd Brown (Fri, Jul 07, 2023)
A Special Three-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: Why Any Size Church Should Have a “Path” for Guests (and Members Too): An Interview with Todd Brown (Fri, Jul 07, 2023)
Why Pastors Above the Age of 70 Will Become Increasingly Common (Tue, Jul 04, 2023)
The Next Wave of Departures in Churches (and What Your Church Can Do to Prevent It) (Tue, Jun 27, 2023)
Our Thoughts on the State of Church Consulting (and What to Expect in the Future) (Tue, Jun 20, 2023)
How Pastors Can Use Feelings of Restlessness in a Positive Way for Their Churches (Tue, Jun 13, 2023)
Leading Your Church without Losing Your Children (Tue, Jun 06, 2023)
Seven Recommendations for When a Child in Your Church Accepts Christ (Tue, May 30, 2023)
Five Reasons Why Churches Are Taking Longer to Find Pastors (Update) (Tue, May 23, 2023)
Five Current Trends in Churches Fostering Churches (Tue, May 16, 2023)
The New Fight for Life: An Interview with Benjamin Watson (Tue, May 09, 2023)
How Involved Should the Lead Pastor Be When Hiring New Church Staff? (Tue, May 02, 2023)
The Best Personality for Pastoral Leadership (Tue, Apr 25, 2023)
Should Christians Give to the Homeless Man on the Street Corner? Money and Ethics: An Interview with Dr. Art Rainer and Dr. Dave Jones (Tue, Apr 18, 2023)
Millennials Are the Least Mobile Generation (Your Church Can Reach and Keep Them) (Tue, Apr 11, 2023)
Church Members Are Getting Much Older (The Real Stat and What It Means) (Tue, Apr 04, 2023)
The Giving Crisis: An Interview with Andrew McNair (Tue, Mar 28, 2023)
Is a Call to Vocational Ministry Irrevocable? Three Perspectives (Tue, Mar 21, 2023)
The New Rules for Church Facilities We Didn’t See Coming (Tue, Mar 14, 2023)
Four Reasons Why Evangelism Died in Many Churches (and How to Reverse the Trend) (Tue, Mar 07, 2023)
Why Millennials Need Boomers More Than Ever in Their Churches (Tue, Feb 28, 2023)
Five Updates on Pastoral Tenure (Tue, Feb 21, 2023)
Getting Men in Your Church to Make a Difference: Interview with Kyle Thompson (Tue, Feb 14, 2023)
Five Trends We See in Churches Under 250 in Attendance (Tue, Feb 07, 2023)
When Is It Time to Fight in a Church? (Tue, Jan 31, 2023)
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services: Changes in Church Finances Every Leader Needs to Know – Part 3: Increasing Capital Giving in a Challenging Environment (Fri, Jan 27, 2023)
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services: Changes in Church Finances Every Leader Needs to Know – Part 2: How to Increase Budget Giving in a Challenging Environment (Fri, Jan 27, 2023)
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services: Changes in Church Finances Every Leader Needs to Know – Part 1: Post-Quarantine Church Finances (Fri, Jan 27, 2023)
Six Things We Would Tell Our Younger Selves about Pastoring (Tue, Jan 24, 2023)
New Data Reveals Big Gains for Non-Denominational Churches (Tue, Jan 17, 2023)
When the Pastor’s Spouse Wants to Leave the Church (Tue, Jan 10, 2023)
What Changes with a Move from a Church of 50 to a Church of 150 (Tue, Jan 03, 2023)
What Is a Smaller Church? What Is a Larger Church? Part 2: The Implications of this New Data (Tue, Dec 27, 2022)
What Is a Smaller Church? What Is a Larger Church? Part 1: The Surprise (Shock?) of this New Data (Tue, Dec 20, 2022)
Exactly What Is Women’s Ministry in the Church? An Interview with Jacki King (Tue, Dec 13, 2022)
Do We Have a Clear Picture of Spiritual Gifts Today? (Tue, Dec 06, 2022)
Do You Have to Be Committed to a Local Church to Be a Christian? (Tue, Nov 29, 2022)
Why Many Churches Are Becoming Mini-Seminaries (Tue, Nov 22, 2022)
How a Financial Champion Can Significantly Increase Giving in Your Church (Tue, Nov 15, 2022)
A Special Four-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: How to Increase Attendance and Align Ministries with Your Church Facility – Part 4: You MUST Listen to This Podcast Before Moving into a Building Program (Fri, Nov 11, 2022)
A Special Four-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: How to Increase Attendance and Align Ministries with Your Church Facility – Part 3: Making Your Facilities Guest Friendly and Ministry Aligned (Fri, Nov 11, 2022)
A Special Four-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: How to Increase Attendance and Align Ministries with Your Church Facility – Part 2: Dealing with Patchwork and Worn-Out Facilities (Fri, Nov 11, 2022)
A Special Four-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: How to Increase Attendance and Align Ministries with Your Church Facility – Part 1: Turning Your Facilities into Exciting Relational Space (Fri, Nov 11, 2022)
The Serious Inflationary Warning for Churches (Tue, Nov 08, 2022)
Six Ways to Make Certain Evangelism Does Not Die in Your Church (Tue, Nov 01, 2022)
How Streaming Has Changed Preaching (Tue, Oct 25, 2022)
Is It Wise to Bring Family Members on Church Staff? (Tue, Oct 18, 2022)
The New Rules for Staff Office Hours at Church (Tue, Oct 11, 2022)
An Update on Church Health Post-COVID Heading into 2023 (Tue, Oct 04, 2022)
How Churches on the Edge of Death Survived (Tue, Sep 27, 2022)
Why Revitalization May Not Be Working in Your Church (Tue, Sep 20, 2022)
How to Bring Evangelism Back into the Rhythms of Your Church (Tue, Sep 13, 2022)
Special Series: What You Are Likely Missing with Family Discipleship in the Church – An Interview with Matt Markins, President and CEO of Awana (Fri, Sep 09, 2022)
Special Series: How the Pandemic Has Changed Children’s Ministry (For the Better) – An Interview with Matt Markins, President and CEO of Awana (Fri, Sep 09, 2022)
Why You Should Teach Your Church Members to Understand the Bible as a Whole (Tue, Sep 06, 2022)
How Church Guests Are Different Now Compared to Ten Years Ago (Tue, Aug 30, 2022)
The Four Ways Almost Every Growing Church Does It (Tue, Aug 23, 2022)
The Changing Landscape of Ministry Education and Training (Tue, Aug 16, 2022)
Helping Your Church Members Understand How Their Story is Intertwined with God’s Story: An Interview with The Chronological Bible Teaching Team (Tue, Aug 09, 2022)
What the Overturning of Roe v. Wade Means for the Church (Tue, Aug 02, 2022)
Six Prudent Practices to Prepare Your Church Budget for a Potential Economic Recession (Tue, Jul 26, 2022)
Should School and Similar Ministries Tied to a Church Be Self-Supporting? Six Key Thoughts (Tue, Jul 19, 2022)
15 Digital Tools Every Church Needs: A Special Three-Part Series – Part 3: The Newer (Fri, Jul 15, 2022)
15 Digital Tools Every Church Needs: A Special Three-Part Series – Part 2: The Helpful (Fri, Jul 15, 2022)
15 Digital Tools Every Church Needs: A Special Three-Part Series – Part 1: The Basics (Fri, Jul 15, 2022)
The Rise in Popularity of the New Living Translation: An Interview with Tremper Longman, III (Tue, Jul 12, 2022)
Four Glaring Church Leadership Deficiencies You Can Correct Immediately (Tue, Jul 05, 2022)
Why Younger Generations Are Leaving the Church and How to Reengage Them: An Interview with Streetlights Ministry (Tue, Jun 28, 2022)
How to Handle a Toxic Church Member (Tue, Jun 21, 2022)
Your Church Members Won’t Always Agree with You And Why That’s Ok (Tue, Jun 14, 2022)
Your Call to Pray for the Persecuted: An Interview with Todd Nettleton from the Voice of the Martyrs (Tue, Jun 07, 2022)
The Early Warning Signs Preceding a Decline in Church Health (Tue, May 31, 2022)
What Transparent Church Leaders Gain and What Secretive Church Leaders Lose (Tue, May 24, 2022)
Things Believers Do that Make the Unchurched Bristle (Tue, May 17, 2022)
The Lifecycle of a Pastor (Tue, May 10, 2022)
Moving Your Congregation to Greater Bible Reading and Literacy: An interview with Glenn Paauw from the Institute for Bible Reading (Tue, May 03, 2022)
Four Key Safeguards to Make Sure Your Church’s Finances Stand Up Under Scrutiny (Tue, Apr 26, 2022)
Ten Things Pastors Don’t Like about Pastoring (Tue, Apr 19, 2022)
The Difference Between a “Can Do” Church and a “Can’t Do” Church (Tue, Apr 12, 2022)
Healing Our Racial Divide – An Interview with Dr. Derwin Gray (Tue, Apr 05, 2022)
The Three Big Reasons Great Churches Fall (Tue, Mar 29, 2022)
Keeping Tabs on How the News Media Influences Your Church (Tue, Mar 22, 2022)