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How to Grow After the Pandemic | | Today I saw an online poll asking pastors about how their church’s current attendance compared to pre-Covid levels. Seventy six percent of the respondents reported that their attendance was at “about half” or less than it was before the pandemic. This wasn’t a scientific poll, but the results were concerning. My prediction is that even in the months ahead, many churches will struggle to get back up to the size they were before. And they’ll need to grow. I know “church growth” has a bad reputation, sometimes deservedly so. It calls to mind a numbers-obsessed mindset often with manipulative practices attached to it. But there are healthy, God-honoring ways to aim for growth—and that’s what this week’s resource is all about. How To Grow a Church includes wisdom from a dozen church leaders on how to reinvigorate your congregation’s vitality to better pursue the mission of God. While we want growth, we never want to blindly imitate other ministries. The latest article from Michelle Van Loon shows why conformity among ministries can be so dangerous. |
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| | Training New Leaders Identify potential leaders by creating a climate where people want to serve. Gary Blanchard, Karen Miller, Tom McKee, and more Read More |
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| | Secrets of Recruiting and Keeping Volunteers Do you have church ministries that need volunteers? Does your lack of volunteers cause ineffectiveness or worry? Does your church struggle with volunteers that lack commitment and passion? Download these articles to give you practical tips to develop a volunteer program that sticks. You'll find ways to successfully recruit and retain volunteers and get new ideas for motivating them. Eddy Hall, Shirley J. Good, Leith Anderson, and more Read More |
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| | Recruiting & Staffing Develop an effective strategy for finding the key people you need on staff and volunteer teams. Marlene Wilson, Fred Smith, Dave Wilkinson, and more Read More |
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