What If We Started Over? Reimagining Ministry.
By Thom Schultz What if we started over? What if we erased everything we know about the organized church and its activities and began reimagining ministry? What if we started…
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Naysayers Who Kill Your Dreams
by Thom Schultz Ministries get paralyzed for many reasons. One of these reasons is perfectly predictable—and avoidable. It is the fear of the naysayer. You’ve been there. You have a…
7 Reasons to Cover Sunday Content in Groups
by Austin Maxheimer At our church we have encouraged all of our small groups and Sunday teams to engage with the Sunday message as the content for their group discussion. …
Preparing for Small Group Success: The Long and Short of It
by Austin Maxheimer There are two different levels of preparation that need to take place if you are going to lead a dynamic group: long- and short-term planning. What you…
Connecting Friendship to Discipleship
by Bob D’Ambrosio I left the church parking lot wondering how it could have happened―I attended my weekly men’s Bible study group and realized that I hadn’t talked to a…
Building Fences: Making Children’s Ministry a Priority and Not Just a Program
By Rick Chromey “It’s better to build a fence at the top of a cliff than a hospital at the bottom.” That’s sound advice every church needs to heed. Its…
Why a Baby Makes a Difference
by Joani Schultz Christmas reminds me of Jesus—and how our “hopes and fears of all the years are met in Thee tonight.” To think God would bundle himself in a…
A Thanksgiving Thank You from Your Volunteers
By Bob D’Ambrosio Since this is the time of year we stop and give thanks, it’s only appropriate that we share with church leaders what their volunteers want them to…
Why He Stays Away: Confessions of a Former “Regular” Church Attender
By Rick Chromey I enjoy conversations about church attendance. I like to chat with people about why they go, what they prefer, and what they would change. The answers rarely…
The Business of Making Disciples
by Austin Maxheimer Multiplying disciples is at the heart of helping people far from God experience Jesus. When people truly experience Jesus, he grabs hold of them and they have…
