One of the challenges every growing church faces is the difficulty of continuing to grow through the summer months. My experience has been that this is definitely true in the northeast. I don’t understand it completely, but it seems like everyone is gone on the weekends. Around here, I think they all go to the [...]

I am now actively engaged in revising our current Church Planting Strategy, extending it beyond our local “Philadelphia Region” to include our emerging “regional, national, and international” strategy.  Once this is done, I’ll post it here.
Here’s what our Church Planting Strategy looks like right now …
Church Planting Strategy
At Christ’s Church of the Valley we feel called [...]

I’ve talked with many church leaders in my travels and have ongoing contact with many as well. One of the “areas of challenge” that comes up from time to time is what the church leadership should do about divisive people in the church. We’ve managed to document a number of policies and procedures around here [...]

The Executive Pastor group, of which I’m a part, recently did a survey to calculate the Average Annual Contributions by Weekly Attendee. It was an interesting exercise to say the least, putting every church on an equal playing field regardless of location, ministry philosophy, leadership structure, etc.
Average annual contributions were calculated for each church by [...]

I’ve been asked a number of times for “a copy of my job description.” For whatever reason, though, I’ve never documented my position here at Christ’s Church of the Valley. Despite my strong belief in the development of infrastructure as the highest priority in building a strong, capable organization … I’ve never taken the time [...]

The situation in Haiti is catastrophic to say the least.  And, many of us are asking, “How should I respond?”  Based on the information I’m getting, the very best thing to do for the people of Haiti is to give sacrificially to a Christian support effort.  Donating to Lifeline Christian Mission will literally provide assistance immediately.  [...]

Every week Brian Jones, our Senior Pastor, sends out his Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts to those who have subscribed. His unique style is refreshing!
I’ve included his most recent contribution, Wimpy Christians. If you haven’t yet signed up to receive this weekly newsletter, do so by clicking HERE.
I had just graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary and the [...]