How to Deal with Chronic Complainers In the Church
Small churches can be a magnet for chronic complainers. Here’s how to reduce their negative impact – and increase the positive.
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Relationships
11 Questions To Help You Distinguish A Pot-Stirrer From A Peacemaker
There are people who regularly find themselves in the middle of conflicts. Some come across as peacemakers but are actually pot-stirrers. Here are some ways to tell the difference.
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The Best Method For Discipling Believers In A Thriving Small Church
Could mentoring be part of the answer to the current wave of people – especially younger people – leaving the church in record numbers? The possibility is worth considering.
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Be The Church Or Make Way For Something Else
Why does the church exist? As defined clearly by Jesus himself in both the Great Commandment and the Great Commission, the church exists to love God and share his love with others. We’re not about meetings, denominations or creeds. It is our calling and our mandate to introduce people to Jesus, connect those people with each
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Messier Than Retail: Why We Need More From Church Than Excellent Customer Service
When I’m a consumer, I want great customer service.
Whether online or in real life, I want products and services that meet my needs in the best, quickest, friendliest manner possible.
But I don’t want that from church.
Sure, I’d rather experience a church service with passionate worship, strong teaching and friendly people than one with passionless praise, shallow teaching and a sour attitude.
But church is not about great customer service.
A great church experience should be about relationships.
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Messier Than Retail: Why We Need More From Church Than Excellent Customer Service
When I’m a consumer, I want great customer service.
Whether online or in real life, I want products and services that meet my needs in the best, quickest, friendliest manner possible.
But I don’t want that from church.
Sure, I’d rather experience a church service with passionate worship, strong teaching and friendly people than one with passionless praise, shallow teaching and a sour attitude.
But church is not about great customer service.
A great church experience should be about relationships.
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This Generation Really Does Want Something Different from Church than Our Grandparents Did
Our grandparents took relationships for granted and needed to build structures. Our kids and grandkids take those structures for granted and need to build relationships.
We Need Each Other: And 20+ More Reasons to Have a Small Church Pastors’ Workshop
We need a Small Church Pastors’ Workshop for the same reasons we go to church. It’s about more than uploading relevant information. You can’t get everything you need from a book, a DVD or a website. We were created to be in the same room with people. Especially fellow believers. And fellow Christian leaders.
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How to Shepherd a 100+ Member Church Without Losing Your Sanity
Most Small Church pastors are shepherds. It’s not our choice, it’s our calling. There are good reasons for pastors of large churches to move from the shepherding/pastoring model to the ranching/management model. But most pastors aren’t called to be ranchers or to manage systems. Most of us are called to pastor people. In the first
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5 Principles Megachurches Can Learn From Small Churches
Small Churches receive a lot from our megachurch friends. We read their books, sing their songs, use their curriculum and attend their seminars. And we’re grateful. But the benefits don’t have to flow only one way. There are some very important, though less obvious things that megachurches can learn from Small Churches. Not necessarily books
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