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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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

By Niyi Dunmade Over the years, many churches and their leaders have come to place emphasis on the number of people in their congregation or their seating capacity as well as the size of [...]

By Mark Lenz An analogy is something that shows how two things are alike, with the goal of making a point about the comparison. The purpose of an analogy is not merely to show, but also to [...]

by Dan Abbatiello The church board was discussing what to do with the dated, worn and frayed carpet in the church sanctuary.  One of the board members grew increasingly agitated and without a [...]