The Most Important Staffing Position in Your Church

What is the most important staff position at your church? Of course, as a former pastor, I must declare that we cannot function without a pastor. What would we do without a music and worship leader? We cannot live without leadership for children or youth, can we? What...

3 Reasons People Over 60 Leave Your Church

Churches have been scrambling to attract young adults for the last few decades. Reaching this age group is a momentous task that requires changes in worship, leadership, preaching and outreach. Much of this change has been for the better – an ever fluid and...

5 Ethical Standards for Christian Outreach

I have read many articles on church outreach in my 30 years of ministry. I’ve even written a few myself. However, I have never read an article on the ethics of outreach. Maybe it’s time for a look at the ethics of outreach. Here’s why. In Hibbing,...

Why Your Church Can Throw Out Its Marketing Plan

I am not against intentional marketing efforts by churches. Using social media, mass media and even old-fashioned print media can be helpful. It’s just that they are less helpful than disciples of Jesus pursuing an authentic, vitalized faith. Before a church...