Church Health

“Leading an existing church through a turnaround from unhealthy to healthy is one of the hardest tasks a pastor will ever be called to do. And it’s even harder when we’re trying to do so without understanding some basic principles needed for a successful turnaround to take place. In The 4 […]

“There are some misunderstandings on this subject. What one person means by a church turnaround might be completely different from what another person means. So here are three things I don’t mean when I talk about a church turnaround.” “3 Suprising Misunderstandings About Church Turnarounds“, is the first in a

“Churches that stop growing almost always have lost their heart for outsiders. Even if many say they’re still passionate about reaching new people, their actions deny their intentions. So how do you know whether your church is focused on insiders?” Well for a start, read Carey Nieuwhof’s “5 Tell-Tale Signs

“All work—paid and unpaid—is good, but it needs to be boundaried by the practice of Sabbath. The problem with too many leaders is that we allow our work to trespass on every other area of life, disrupting the balanced rhythm of work and rest God created for our good. Sabbath

“For most of my life, I rejected the “r” word. Ritual. After all, why would I want to pray someone else’s prayer? (Never mind the fact that this is precisely what we do when we read the Psalms.) Who wants to perform a mindless activity? Eventually, I realized that I

One of the foundations of church revitalization is the development of leaders.  In his blog, “4 Warning Signs Your Church Isn’t Developing Leaders,” Eric Geiger explores – you guessed it – four warning signs your church isn’t developing leaders.

With all the focus on millennials, Carey Nieuwhof takes time to check in with the 50+ crowd in his blog, Shut Down the Bus Tours: What Older Church Members Should Really Be Doing.