How To Create a Thriving Volunteer Culture
by Bob D’Ambrosio If only there was a quick fix to “get more volunteers.” Church leaders continue to ask what they can say or do to convince people to serve.…
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4 Ways to Prepare for a Community Disaster
by Bob D’Ambrosio The devastation left behind due to hurricanes Harvey and Irma forces the question: How would your church respond? Is your church prepared to be a first responder?…
Tips to Maximize Your Social Media Impact
by Bob D’Ambrosio Just ten years ago you wouldn’t have thought you’d be promoting your church through social media. With Internet access growing worldwide and mobile devices numbering in the…
3 Simple Ways to Make Worship Messages Memorable
by Bob D’Ambrosio Can you recall the main point of a sermon you heard last month? Last Sunday? Yesterday? Pastors spend countless hours each week preparing a message that most…
4 Signs You Work with a Toxic Team Member
by Bob D’Ambrosio No one said ministry would be easy, but neither is it supposed to leave you feeling drained and exhausted. What you may think are signs of ministry…
The Antidote for Judgmental Christianity
by Adam Bohlmeyer Earlier this year, I had the privilege to play a small role in the DVD release of the eye-opening documentary When God Left the Building. In preparation…
5 Insights Into Why Pastors Need a Marketing Degree
by Jon Vaughan This week, I worked on a project that had me researching how well churches do marketing. I looked at websites, drove around my community, and studied outside…
How Active Inertia Is Killing Your Church
by Jon Vaughan Why do good churches fail? Why do good companies end up closing their doors? The right answer isn’t always obvious. For years you have read the Barna…
Pew Research and the Parable of the Lost Sheep
by Craig Cable The Pew Research Center recently released a demographic study titled America’s Changing Religious Landscape that caused quite a stir in the media and with church-trend watchers. In…
How one church is kick-starting growth…
by Craig Cable Life at Fremont Wesleyan was good. Attendance was stable. They were making budget. Everything seemed fine. Except…it wasn’t. The church had hit a plateau. They weren’t experiencing…
