Its easy too recognize the movers and shakers in the process…
1- Those who have guns
2- Those who speak for the masses
3- Those with the money
Doesn’t this sound a little familiar? In the church, if you are the main, or a key leader it is… Continue Reading…
The Best church Model!What Church model do you use? Can you imagine asking this question to a church leader 50 years ago.Their response would have been… What. Is there more than one?
church models that some wear it on their arm as a badge of honor. Ok just imagine it’s a mistake to say this is how we "do church." Because I think that paints yourself in a corner. Why not just be a
A whatever it takes model dictates an attitude that says, "we will do whatever it takes to win Continue Reading…
Volunteer STAFF needed!.
Churches in smaller cities, the places we target with the Comb & Sticks Networks. One of the biggest challenges is little money, big visions… with no help to "get it done." With little money comes, NONE or little staff. But, as pastors we need staff, we need a team to run with us, help us, stand by our side and understand the vision God has poured into our hearts! But we can’t afford them….
So, you have to find volunteers that will function like staff, well almost… Continue Reading…
You know things aren’t growing the way you want, people aren’t stepping up the way you think they should. You are praying for new leaders and the number seems to dwindle, rather than g…row! Then one morning, while
crying out to God in normal whinny fashion God gave me this…
the Lord added… (Acts 2.47) Wow!
I can’t add a thing! It is not my responsibility…, Continue Reading…
Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!.
My friend Stephen Gray surveyed church planters, asking them about their greatest surprises, and they responded with their top five struggles, difficulties and surprises! Continue Reading…
You can survive on that….
You can survive, but never THRIVE when you feed on the over ripened fruit lying on the ground or the ones on the lower limbs! You know what I mean… don’t settle for anything less than all God has for you!
At times when it’s a struggle to reach the high fruit, the ones that seem to be out of reach. We may be tempted to "settle" for the easy to reach fruit. Because we are hungry…hungry to say we have accomplished something or have finished a task, we want to look for the easy and fast finish. But usually that’s a cop-out and… Continue Reading…
Church planting SUPERSTAR!I have noticed a disturbing trend, where it seems some groups think it takes a "super star" to plant a church these days! I don’t buy that!
This is the way I see it. Jesus, and the early church leaders recruited and put into place church planters like these the… Continue Reading…
Are probably familiar with the Ansoff Matrix. It’s a brain storming tool used to help bring to the front big questions about how to grow an enterprise.
I thought it would be interesting to brainstorm together and ask some "church growth" questions using the Ansoff Matrix…
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