Three Keys to Training Effectiveness
By Bob D’Ambrosio Rhonda was excited to join the Sunday school team at her church to help with the first-graders. But when she heard she was scheduled to be the…
By Bob D’Ambrosio Rhonda was excited to join the Sunday school team at her church to help with the first-graders. But when she heard she was scheduled to be the…
By Bob D’Ambrosio What message from the Christmas story is most needed today in your life? Peace. Hope. Love. How about—being courageous? What may be needed most is a theme…
Is it getting harder to enlist people for ministry at your church? Are volunteers stepping down from their engagement and connection? With the busy holiday season approaching and the on-going…
by Rick Edwards Longtime Christians are leaving the church and not planning to return. Sociologist Josh Packard dubbed such people the “Dones.” As Packard reports in the book Church Refugees…
by Thom Schultz Here’s a guaranteed way to dramatically power-up your teaching and preaching. It works. But many teachers and preachers will reject it–before ever trying it. I’ve used this…
by Bob D’Ambrosio “Where there is no vision, the people perish…” Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) If your vision for your ministry’s future is cloudy, you’re not alone. Many ministry leaders charge…
By Bob D’Ambrosio Thriving churches know that the secret to ministry success is having great volunteers. And churches with a large percentage of their people serving understand there are key…
by Rick Chromey I had a rude awakening recently. I was diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea. My snoring evidently shook walls, rattled nerves, and tested love. A sleep study…
by Thom Schultz I can usually spot a dysfunctional church staff from a mile off. Certain little indicators tell the story. Conversely, other telltale signs generally telegraph a healthy staff,…