One of the most common mistakes churches make today is trying to do too much. And who can blame them? Churches want to reach people, and churches are willing to try anything to do that. Even if that anything means Mrs. Martha’s Quilting for Christ group, Joey’s sock puppet ministry, or Larry’s landscaping for the Continue Reading
I originally set out to write a post on the role of the campus pastor, but after writing it, I realized that the role of the associate pastor is quite similar. In fact, most churches would be wise to develop someone with these skills even if they have no plans to go multisite. Let’s take Continue Reading
A little over ten years ago, my church hit a growth spurt. One year we grew by 18 percent, the next year 48 percent, and the next year 57 percent. Growth seemed to come easy back then. It’s much different these days, at least for us. Over the past few years, we’ve seen it become Continue Reading
