Church teams stay busy with meetings to attend, programs to run, people to care for, emails to answer, services to plan, and problems to solve. We stay so busy that we can lose sight of the …
Why Won’t My Team Commit
Over the past few weeks, we have been looking at how to create healthy teams that can help your church thrive. First, we saw that healthy teams are built on the foundation of trust. Then, we …
Leadership Lessons: It’s All About The Climb
The busy fall season is suddenly upon us, but I hope you were able to take some time away for quiet reflection during the slower summer months. I always take a study leave retreat in …
Questions to Discover Renewal Leaders
Everyone knows the importance of finding renewal leaders. At the Center for Church Renewal we often say, “As leaders go, so goes the church.” God himself leans heavily on leaders. The Bible’s redemptive story demonstrates …
How to increase you ministry impact
During Covid-19 renewal leaders are attempting to increase ministry impact for every Kingdom investment being made. During these times, as in all times, a helpful guiding principle is “the sharper the focus the greater the …
7 investments for creating trust accounts
Church revitalization demands change. Change is essential if churches are to move ever closer to the goal of becoming intentional missional congregations that make more and better disciples. Churches that resist change will inevitably die …
Nurturing a Culture of “Yes”
Floating off the waters of Bar Harbor, Maine is a crab boat named “Beth Said Yes!” What’s the story behind that name? Could it celebrate a deckhand coming home to a young wife with a …
The Change Your Church May Be Avoiding
Many churches know something needs to change. They can feel it. Attendance patterns have shifted. Volunteers are harder to find. Outreach feels more difficult. Younger generations seem less connected. The surrounding culture has changed. The …
Is Leadership Development a Bottleneck In Your Church?
In this series of articles, we are looking at common bottlenecks that keep churches from growing. In the last article, we looked at the guest-path bottleneck. We asked whether our churches are easy to enter, …
Is Decision-Making Slowing Down Your Church
In this series of articles, we are exploring ministry bottlenecks that keep churches from moving forward. In the last article, we explored how the pastor can become a bottleneck when too much depends on one person. …