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Church Leadership And Infrastructure Development

Intentional Churches Book Podcast

Listen And Learn The Shift That Helps Your 99s Reach Their 1s

I've shared several times this year about the book Intentional Churches that was published earlier this year. This book describes how implementing an Operating System clarifies vision, improves decision making and stimulates growth. This proven and practical operating system is based on a simple biblical model that's easy to understand. To me, it makes so much sense. Intentional Churches is passionate about … [Read more...]

Setting Priorities In The Church

Three Buckets ... A Good Model To Use When Making Resource Allocation Priority Decisions

Determining and setting priorities is perhaps one of the most important roles of the leader in today’s church. What should demand the attention of the staff and volunteers, and what should go on the “back burner?” That is the question. With limited staff and even more limited financial resources, church leaders must be clear on priority setting. What is "top priority," and what can (and should) wait? At Christ’s … [Read more...]

Tools For Engagement

Staying Connected And Engaging Your Remote Congregation

Life has shifted; we are doing things differently in every aspect of life. More than ever, we are ordering food through a mobile app, ordering groceries through a mobile app, and, of course, via social media interacting with other people via a mobile app. Apps have become an essential part of our lives, so it only makes sense to offer our church the same technology. Aware3 is a great mobile app, but more important … [Read more...]

Serving Is Required!

How Can A Christ Follower Justify Not Serving In The Church?

I was recently talking to someone who attends our church about their need to serve. They faithfully come to church every Sunday, but don’t serve anywhere. They were very reluctant, citing that they would love to serve, but they were “too busy.” The conversation prompted me to reflect on my own experience in the church just before making the decision to follow Christ and just after. Back in 1998 my wife and I … [Read more...]