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  • Thirteen Issues for Churches in 2013, Part One

    by Thom Rainer | January 13, 2013

    As the new year unfolds, it is always a healthy exercise to look ahead to key opportunities and key challenges.

  • 8 Succession Success Markers

    by Eric Geiger | July 24, 2019

    We are only ten months in to the transition at Mariners Church between Kenton Beshore (long-time senior pastor) and me (the new guy).

  • Does Your Church Accommodate Visitors or Expect Guests?

    by VRcurator | August 26, 2016

    Beginning today is a new weekly series posting content from one of the most innovative content sources in the church world: SUMS Remix Book Summaries for church leaders.

  • Does Your Leadership Structure Impede the Progress of Discipleship?

    by Ed Stetzer | May 12, 2015

    At LifeWay Research, we are passionate about the state of the church.

  • 5 Strategies to Minimize the Downside of Staff Tenure

    by Eric Geiger | January 5, 2016

    There are a plethora of upsides to staff tenure.

  • Steps to Measure and Monitor Your Church Ministry Teams

    by Dave Bair | July 20, 2015

    When was the last time someone asked you, “How is your ministry going?” The most common answer people give to that question is something like ‘fine’, ‘busy’, or ‘growing’.

  • Deal with Problems in Your Church by Speaking of Current Reality and Future Possibility

    by Trevin Wax | April 23, 2015

    A couple weeks ago, I wrote a post called“Assessing the State of Your Church and How it Got There.

  • Preaching and the Expectation to be Fed: Moving Past Self-Feeding to the Heart of the Issue

    by Steve Finkill | February 20, 2015

    Once upon a time, there was a land filled with banquet halls.

  • Three Branding Strategies for Your Church

    by Will Mancini | January 19, 2017

    In 2004 the marketing guru David Aaker, published a book entitled Brand Portfolio Strategy, in which he describes a tool called a “Brand Relationship Spectrum” to help simplify the world of brands when companies steward multiple products or services.

  • Laypeople and the Mission of God, Part 5

    by Ed Stetzer | December 5, 2012

    Where do you start engaging laypeople in your church on a higher level? Today I continue my series on laypeople and the mission of God  by giving action steps to implement in your church.

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