Instead of complaining about poor attendance, one pastor claims that passive churches should be testing simple but powerful social media outreach strategies to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. While it seems that evangelical churches are facing their own...
I am an advocate for churches having greeters—most of the time. But there are a few occasions where I think it’s best for the church to have no greeters at all. Indeed, if one or a few of these situations exist, greeters in the worship services can do more harm...
I first began to understand the importance of teams as a seminary student when I did a study of the 100 largest churches in the United States. I asked them a series of questions related to staff and ministry, and the study showed strong churches have a strong team...
Have you noticed “the rise of the Nones” in your community? By Hal Seed Church demographers have observed that church attendance in America is on the decline because more and more people are declaring “None” as their religion. Even devout...
I have ridden the two horses of business and ministry simultaneously for the past 40 years. While I have not always executed my responsibilities perfectly on both horses, the ride has never been less than interesting, to say the least. By Gary Carnahan Frustrating,...
