God Does so Much More With an Open Hand Than With a Closed Fist
When you have grown up in a church or been a member and served that church for most of your life, you tend to want to control the methods and ministries of that church. It becomes a right and reward
Communities are Transformed When Dying Churches are Transformed
A thriving gospel-focused local church represents hope, love, and purpose in a community. As a local church continuously declines in attendance, giving, and a well-maintained facility, it’s light often dims in its community. As its light dims, the eternal hope
Seven Potholes That Can Destroy Your Leadership by Ron Edmondson
Seven Potholes That Can Destroy Your Leadership by Ron Edmondson Ron Edmondson is a church and organizational leadership consultant. In this post, he identifies seven traps that leaders tend to find themselves in that hinder their success. Ron calls those traps
Effective and Creative Weekend Gatherings… by Joseph Barkley
Effective and Creative Weekend Gatherings in North Hollywood Joseph Barkley, Pastor of Radias Church in Los Angeles, writes an excellent post for Send Los Angeles about the benefit of larger church gatherings and how they have seen God use those services
Dying Churches Matter to God… and to NAMB by Mark Clifton
Dying Churches Matter to God… and to NAMB Mark Clifton from the North American Mission Board helps churches to see the need for change by identifying 8 signs of a dying church and he inspires them to pursue a replanting strategy. “The
Five Things that Keep Churches from Changing by Ed Setzer
Five Things that Keep Churches from Changing. Ed Stetzer explains Five Things that Keep Churches from Changing. Pastors and Elders looking to lead their churches through revitalization and replanting will benefit from Ed’s wisdom. “Change is not the goal. The goal