Ever seen the statistics for the failure rates for new businesses? According to some studies upwards of 40% or more of new businesses don’t make it past the 4 year mark. Restaurant failures are closer to 90%. Sometimes, it seems, the odds are not much better for new ministries launched in the church. While there…
Top 3 Ways Your Church Casts Vision Behind Your Back
When do you cast vision in your church? The weekend after New Years? Right after Labor Day? The truth is, your church is casting vision all the time, every week. And sometimes it’s been done behind your back, if not right under your nose. If all the visions being cast are in alignment with the…
Beware of These 5 Seductive Churches
Originally posted March 9, 2012 Here’s a question that could reveal an awful lot about the health of your church. “What church are you in love with…really?” You see, you can often discern a church’s vital signs by how much love the senior pastor has for his congregation. Really. And few seductions can steal a…
3 Crucial Steps for Building Consensus Rather Than Compromise
Picture it. You stroll into your lead team or board meeting, looking to build consensus for your new idea. Let’s say your dream is to launch a new Saturday night service, held twice a month, full of contemporary praise music, designed with a youth focus. Two hours later you emerge, bewildered at what took place.…
3 Ways to Fight Back Against ‘The Most Depressing Day of the Year’
Brace yourself. It’s coming. According to studies by U.K. psychologist Dr. Cliff Arnall, the most depressing day of the entire year is the 3rd Monday of January. He calls it “Blue Monday”. If you’re keeping track, in 2013 that’s January 21st. Now the point here isn’t whether or not the single most depressing day of…
