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Big Cities Need Great Small Churches, Too
Alongside big churches, we need an explosion of smaller, niche churches to infiltrate neighborhoods and challenge us to think differently.

Healthy Goal-setting and Helping The Big Church Feel Small, with Luke Simmons (Ep 110)
Can churches get bigger without losing close relationships? This church staff has a goal for one-on-one meetings to keep connection strong.

Three Questions Pastors Must Ask In A Post-denominational World
Working with dozens of denominations I’ve had the chance to see the positives and negatives play out in real time.

How Volunteers Have Changed—And What Pastors Can Do About It
“Yes, volunteering has changed.
But no, that doesn’t mean your church is broken—or that you’re failing as a leader.”

10 Principles To Get The Best From Volunteer Church Leaders
Leaders will attend and volunteer at churches where they are honored as people and where their hard work and leadership skills are recognized and valued.

The Future is Bivocational, with Andrew Hamilton (Ep 109)
“In pursuing bivocational ministry, the whole church is being called to re-think who they are and how they operate.”

Most Churchgoers Aren’t Known By Their Pastor: Don’t Think It Doesn’t Matter
The lack of personal connection to the pastor has unintended negative consequences for the congregants, the pastor, and the church.

Failure, Part 4: When The Church Fails
“No failure has ever stopped God from bringing resurrection life. God will keep bringing resurrection life to the church today too.”

Protect Your Spirit from the Demands of Pastoral Ministry
Pastoral ministry can be hazardous to our spiritual health. But it doesn’t need to be.