Church growth

Article New Year's Visitors
- By Jessica Miller Kelley
- Posted on October 24th, 2012
New Year’s resolutions are a celebration of good intentions. Some we stick with, some we don’t, but the goal is always to make changes that we know are good for us…
Article Church for the Unaffiliated
- By James K. Wellman, Jr.
- Posted on October 17th, 2012
The American religious landscape is experiencing some fundamental changes. The recent Pew Report highlights findings that question many of the assumptions that previous religious…
Article Downsizing for Growth
- By Mark Heiss
- Posted on May 9th, 2012
I have been a part of two new church building projects, and one expansion, but never a church “downsizing.” Until now. The idea for downsizing our worship space…
Article Is Your Church in Puberty?
- By Sean Drummond
- Posted on April 24th, 2012
I am sure everyone remembers what it was like to be an adolescent. I am also willing to bet that no one remembers particularly enjoying that time of their life—the physical…
Article Accruing Power
- By John Flowers and Karen Vannoy
- Posted on April 23rd, 2012
The leadership or nominating committee of any local church is a place where we pastors can do our most productive work. In a best-case scenario, committee members put their heads…
Article Review: 10 Temptations of Church
- By Patricia Farris
- Posted on April 10th, 2012
If you’re the pastor or a concerned lay person in a church you’re working to revitalize, you need to read 10 Temptations of Church: Why Churches Decline & What to…