Are We Really on God’s Team?
by Certified Church Consultant Dr. David W. Smith, D.Min. Imagery plays a vital role in how we convey truth. We might illustrate truth using an actual picture or paint a vivid word picture as we [...]
Created To Multiply (Part 2)
By Niyi Dunmade, Lead Consultant/CEO, Magnicraft Consulting …Continued from PART 1 To successfully multiply churches, there are two vital things that a church should pay attention to. [...]
Managing Change and Maintaining Stability in the New Year
by Mark Lenz, Certified Consultant / President of Society for Church Consulting It’s been said that the more things change, the more they stay the same. I’m not sure who said it and I’m not [...]
Why Does Your Church Needs A Healthy Church Check-Up?
by Certified Consultant Dr. Michael L. Rackley Have you ever had a runny nose, chills, fever, weakness in your body, and felt something just don’t feel quite, right? Due to those symptoms, you [...]
Four Things That Dilute Mission
by Certified Consultant, Mark Lenz As pastors and Christian leaders, we strive to lead ministries that are pleasing to God and accomplish the mission for which they are intended. We work hard at [...]
3 Keys to Managing Momentum in Ministry
By Mark Lenz, Society for Church Consulting President One of the most valuable forces in any organization is momentum. When a local church is energized by prayer, the power of the Holy Spirit, [...]
Improving Your Church’s Retention Strategy
By Niyi Dunmade, Certified Church Consultant Numbers matter and the church is no exception to this. The reason for this is simple: we are to make disciples by being fruitful, and a fruitful [...]
“If You Build It They Will Come”…Or Will They?
By Certified Church Consultant, Dan Abbatiello For at least the last century, churches have used what missiologists have termed the “attractional church model.” This philosophy of ministry [...]
Three Things Effective Leaders Should Do In A Crisis
By Dr. Michael Rackley Have you ever wondered in times of accelerated change, turbulent seasons, and uncertainty what church leaders are supposed to be doing? I believe the first place to look is [...]
Mitigating Scope Creep Through an Evaluation Plan
By Dr. A. Christson Adedoyin, MSW, MATS, PhD Scope Creep in program evaluation according to Brown and Gerhardt (2002) refers to “the incremental growth of project requirements that expand beyond [...]
