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How long is your typical sermon series? 12 weeks or more 8-11 weeks 5- 7 weeks 2-4 weeks I don’t preach in series Share This On:

How much has your church grown this year? By 100 or more By 50-99 By 25-49 By 10-24 Less than 10 We lost members this year Share This On:

Game for Tweens continues groundbreaking approach to retelling the Bible as a Steampunk adventure Struggling to get your kids to engage with Scripture? Point-and-click game The Aetherlight continues to draw Tweens into its allegorical adventure with the third episode, “The Resistance Melts Down.” The Aetherlight: Chronicles of the Resistance retells the epic stories of Scripture … Continue reading “Steampunk Allegory ‘The Aetherlight’ Continues with Snow-Blown Adventure”

There are a variety of things pastors can do (or not do) that tend to hinder growth in a church. In an article by pastor Brian Jones, he cites these four growth blockers: You are afraid to fire staff. Bill Hybels once said that the time to fire someone is the first time you think … Continue reading “4 Growth Blockers in Your Church”

Will your church be conducting a Christmas Eve service this year? Yes, in our facility Yes, in another facility Yes, in conjunction with other churches in our area No Share This On:

The singing of Christmas carols — as we now know them — was abolished in England by the Puritan Parliament in 1649 under pressure from Oliver Cromwell, England’s “Lord Protector” who preached against “worldly festivals” that included Christmas carols, decorated trees, and other expressions that “desecrated that sacred event.” As a result, Christmas hymns and carols … Continue reading “Christmas carols”

In a recent article for Pastors.com, Brandon Cox talked about a particular sermon that fell flat – and why: “On a recent Sunday, I kind of bombed. Most of the congregation probably couldn’t tell; partly because they’re so stinkin’ nice, but I knew driving home I had missed the mark. My message that Sunday was a … Continue reading “When the Sermon Flops”

By Deborah Patterson In John 4:35, Jesus says to His disciples, “…Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.” (KJV) For more than four decades, Steve Wingfield has been working hard in the fields, and God is bringing a bountiful harvest. Wingfield, founder of the Steve Wingfield … Continue reading “Steve Wingfield: Working Toward the Harvest”

By Steven A. Hitz, Launching Leaders Worldwide In a conversation recently with one of my friends who works with pastors and religious leaders to engage Millennials (young adults), a pastor said, “I can’t figure them out, I’m done with em.” “Really?” our friend said in reply. “You’re just gonna give up on connecting to 77 million people?” I … Continue reading “I Can’t Figure Out Millennials: 3 Reasons to Stay Connected”

There may not be anything more stressful to a pastor than a facility expansion.  We have all heard stories of building programs destroying a church’s ministry and culture.  One day the church is growing and the next day they are fighting about paint colors.  What causes one ministry to flourish during a building program and … Continue reading “Passion, Prayer, and Planning: Ministry Building the Nehemiah Way”