When You Need to Fire Your Best Friend
When you work in ministry, it’s easy to feel like your co-workers are your best friends… which is why firing employees starts to feel a...
My Testimony: One Reason Our Churches Must Invest In Children and Teens
Here’s the way I’ve previously described how I heard the gospel:
I first heard about Christ when God planted in my seventh-grade classroom a crazy,...
Why First Impressions Can Change Your Church
Your first time guests often decide if they will return within the first ten minutes. Some are more forgiving and will give you a second...
What’s the Missional Temperature of Your Church?
Written by: Neil Forsythe
Neil is married to his childhood sweetheart, Elisabeth. Together, they’re blessed to raise two kids. Neil serves as lead pastor of Liberti Church in...
When the Stiff, Inflexibles Are In Control of the Church
“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart….” (Acts 7:51).
“No one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch pulls away...
When Do You Stop Developing a Volunteer Leader?
One of the very best investments you can make is to coach and mentor your volunteer leaders. A little development can deliver big returns!...
Teen Ministry: Why Their Questions Matter and Why We Should Be Prepared to Answer
The foundations of teen identity are shaken and eroded by the simple yet complex question, “Who are you?”
Teens are asked this question in every...
How to Create a New Mission Statement for Your Church (with Examples)
So, you need to create a mission statement for your church. How do you even begin?
Writing a mission statement is no easy task. And...
How to Start a Ministry: 7 Missteps to Avoid
I can’t tell you the number of times I thought, “I wish somebody had taught me this in seminary before starting a ministry.”
Don’t get...
Gaining & Maintaining Momentum, Part 3 by Jason Swann
You’ve hung in there with me for two blogs so far, and this is the last. But it’s a lot of information I’m trying...
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As I’ve researched the issues caused by porn, I am shocked not just at its moral consequences, but at its social costs, damage to marriages,...
Course Corrections to Church Growth – by Jason Swann
We took over a 36-year-old church rebounding from the moral failure of their Senior Pastor on the other side of COVID. We came in...
Ai and Church Answers: Full Disclosure
Note: This article is original. None of it is AI-generated. (You will understand why I led with this disclaimer later in the article.)
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