“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 [...]
The Kingdom’s Scorecard – Is Your Church Really Successful or Faithful?
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 [...]
Responding to Different Seasons of Growth
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 [...]
Emotional and Spiritual Maturity
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 [...]
Blurred Lines and How to Avoid Them
by Mark Lenz I obsess over clarity. Why? Because I’ve been in several situations, mostly in churches, where a lack of a clear purpose, clear directions and clearly stated goals led to confusion, [...]
Three Keys To Leveraging Church Revitalization
By Jim Barber Archimedes was a Greek mathematician who lived in the 2nd century BC. He made likely the most famous quote ever about the use of a lever. By doing so, he demonstrated the [...]
Church Health And Dealing With Growth Barriers (Part 2)
by Niyi Dunmade …continued from Part 1 Micromanaging Many churches have become bureaucratic because of the problem of Micromanaging. Micromanaging in the context of church growth is a [...]
Church Health And Dealing With Growth Barriers (Part 1)
by Niyi Dunmade God wants His body to grow just like a father wants to see his child grow; He also wants churches and Christians to reproduce their kind (bear fruit), which translates into church [...]
