Thursday, March 26, 2026

PLAYING THE LONG GAME

 
There is a perennial debate about how a leader, director, supervisor, line manager, coach or pastor should best spend their time: working more with their A players or their B players.

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

UP YOUR HOSPITALITY GAME!

Last month we talked about several best practices for growing churches in the 2020s. Today we drill down on one of them: building relationships with worship guests.

All over the world, we see amazing worship experiences with helpful preaching and inspirational music. And yet, more often than not, these excellent worship services are not growing!

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

FORGET THE EXCUSES. YOU CAN GROW A CHURCH IN 2026! Here is how…


1. Get your act together on visitor follow up.  Make a plan for welcoming, name tags, and follow up after each of a person's first four visits. This can double your rate of people retention. In some cases, this alone can tip you into net gains.