Rainer on Leadership

Rainer on Leadership

298 episodes

Rainer on Leadership is your online home for leadership lessons for the local church. This twice-weekly podcast provides practical training on important issues for church leaders and pastors. For more information, visit ChurchAnswers.com.

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How a Church Should Respond When a Pastor Has Mental Health Problems

Published: Jan. 2, 2024, 11 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 27 seconds

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Why Dont Church Members Invite Their Friends Anymore?

Published: Dec. 26, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 6 seconds

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What Can Church Leaders Do about the Great Dechurching? An Interview with Jim Davis and Michael Graham

Published: Dec. 19, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 43 seconds

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The Great Dechurching: An Interview with Jim Davis and Michael Graham

Published: Dec. 12, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 51 seconds

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Six Questions to Discern Toxic Church Conflict from Healthy Church Conflict

Published: Dec. 5, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 29 seconds

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An Unexpected Comeback: The Surprising Return of the Neighborhood Church

Published: Nov. 28, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 24 seconds

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Connecting Our Christian Faith to Its Jewish Roots: An Interview with Susan Perlman

Published: Nov. 21, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 13 seconds

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To Be a Unicorn: An Interview with William Vanderbloemen

Published: Nov. 14, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 56 seconds

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What Does It Really Mean for Pastors to Be Above Reproach: An Interview with Matt McCraw

Published: Nov. 7, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 49 seconds

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What Happens in the Church When Women Thrive in Ministry: An Interview with Jacki C. King

Published: Oct. 31, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 58 seconds

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How You Can Get Your Church Members Reading the Bible Regularly: An Interview with Alex Goodwin

Published: Oct. 24, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 47 seconds

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When Difficult People Want to Come Back to Church After Leaving

Published: Oct. 17, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 5 seconds

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How to Encourage Church Members Who Serve Behind the Scenes

Published: Oct. 10, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 43 seconds

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Getting Your Church Leaders and Members Really Reading the Bible: An Interview with Ann White

Published: Oct. 3, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 39 seconds

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The Community Demographics and Psychographics Churches Most Often Miss

Published: Sept. 26, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 20 seconds

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Pivot: An Interview with Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer

Published: Sept. 19, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 9 seconds

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How Much Vacation Should Pastors Take?

Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 29 seconds

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Does a New Mover Ministry Really Work? An Early Analysis

Published: Sept. 5, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 57 seconds

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A Special Three-Part Series with Upward: Episode #2 How to Make Sports Work for Your Church and Not Against You

Published: Sept. 1, 2023, 9:58 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 43 seconds

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The Pastors Sunday Attire: Dress Up or Blend In?

Published: Aug. 29, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 43 seconds

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The Story of the Neighborhood Church That Could: An Interview with Sam Rainer

Published: Aug. 22, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 35 seconds

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What Happens When a Church Exhausts Itself on Fighting

Published: Aug. 15, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 21 seconds

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A New England Church Comeback Story Everyone Needs to Know: An Interview with Gary Moritz

Published: Aug. 8, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 12 seconds

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God With Us: An Interview with Jeff Gissing

Published: Aug. 1, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 16 seconds

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Five Reasons a Healthy Growing Church Must Teach the Essentials of Christianity

Published: July 25, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 24 seconds

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How to Get Your Church Members to Become Prayer Warriors

Published: July 18, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 1 second

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The Break-Even Dilemma: Why Your Church Has to Replace a Third of Attendance to Stay Even Each Year

Published: July 11, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 22 seconds

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Why Pastors Above the Age of 70 Will Become Increasingly Common

Published: July 4, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 51 seconds

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The Next Wave of Departures in Churches (and What Your Church Can Do to Prevent It)

Published: June 27, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 41 seconds

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Our Thoughts on the State of Church Consulting (and What to Expect in the Future)

Published: June 20, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 6 seconds

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How Pastors Can Use Feelings of Restlessness in a Positive Way for Their Churches

Published: June 13, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 48 seconds

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Leading Your Church without Losing Your Children

Published: June 6, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 40 seconds

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Seven Recommendations for When a Child in Your Church Accepts Christ

Published: May 30, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 10 seconds

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Five Reasons Why Churches Are Taking Longer to Find Pastors (Update)

Published: May 23, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 28 seconds

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Five Current Trends in Churches Fostering Churches

Published: May 16, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 50 seconds

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The New Fight for Life: An Interview with Benjamin Watson

Published: May 9, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 23 seconds

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How Involved Should the Lead Pastor Be When Hiring New Church Staff?

Published: May 2, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 14 seconds

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The Best Personality for Pastoral Leadership

Published: April 25, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 7 seconds

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Millennials Are the Least Mobile Generation (Your Church Can Reach and Keep Them)

Published: April 11, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 14 seconds

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Church Members Are Getting Much Older (The Real Stat and What It Means)

Published: April 4, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 7 seconds

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The Giving Crisis: An Interview with Andrew McNair

Published: March 28, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 41 seconds

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Is a Call to Vocational Ministry Irrevocable? Three Perspectives

Published: March 21, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 22 seconds

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The New Rules for Church Facilities We Didnt See Coming

Published: March 14, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 1 second

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Four Reasons Why Evangelism Died in Many Churches (and How to Reverse the Trend)

Published: March 7, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 54 seconds

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Why Millennials Need Boomers More Than Ever in Their Churches

Published: Feb. 28, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 58 seconds

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Five Updates on Pastoral Tenure

Published: Feb. 21, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 13 seconds

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Getting Men in Your Church to Make a Difference: Interview with Kyle Thompson

Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 8 seconds

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Five Trends We See in Churches Under 250 in Attendance

Published: Feb. 7, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 53 seconds

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When Is It Time to Fight in a Church?

Published: Jan. 31, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 34 seconds

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Six Things We Would Tell Our Younger Selves about Pastoring

Published: Jan. 24, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 15 seconds

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New Data Reveals Big Gains for Non-Denominational Churches

Published: Jan. 17, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 52 seconds

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When the Pastors Spouse Wants to Leave the Church

Published: Jan. 10, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 7 seconds

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What Changes with a Move from a Church of 50 to a Church of 150

Published: Jan. 3, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 42 seconds

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What Is a Smaller Church? What Is a Larger Church? Part 1: The Surprise (Shock?) of this New Data

Published: Dec. 20, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 35 seconds

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Exactly What Is Womens Ministry in the Church? An Interview with Jacki King

Published: Dec. 13, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 31 seconds

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Do We Have a Clear Picture of Spiritual Gifts Today?

Published: Dec. 6, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 9 seconds

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Do You Have to Be Committed to a Local Church to Be a Christian?

Published: Nov. 29, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 49 seconds

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Why Many Churches Are Becoming Mini-Seminaries

Published: Nov. 22, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 42 seconds

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How a Financial Champion Can Significantly Increase Giving in Your Church

Published: Nov. 15, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 6 seconds

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The Serious Inflationary Warning for Churches

Published: Nov. 8, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 3 seconds

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Six Ways to Make Certain Evangelism Does Not Die in Your Church

Published: Nov. 1, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 25 seconds

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How Streaming Has Changed Preaching

Published: Oct. 25, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 9 seconds

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Is It Wise to Bring Family Members on Church Staff?

Published: Oct. 18, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 16 seconds

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The New Rules for Staff Office Hours at Church

Published: Oct. 11, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 50 seconds

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An Update on Church Health Post-COVID Heading into 2023

Published: Oct. 4, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 1 second

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How Churches on the Edge of Death Survived

Published: Sept. 27, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 23 seconds

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Why Revitalization May Not Be Working in Your Church

Published: Sept. 20, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 49 seconds

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How to Bring Evangelism Back into the Rhythms of Your Church

Published: Sept. 13, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 52 seconds

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Why You Should Teach Your Church Members to Understand the Bible as a Whole

Published: Sept. 6, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 1 second

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How Church Guests Are Different Now Compared to Ten Years Ago

Published: Aug. 30, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 21 seconds

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The Four Ways Almost Every Growing Church Does It

Published: Aug. 23, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 24 seconds

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The Changing Landscape of Ministry Education and Training

Published: Aug. 16, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds

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What the Overturning of Roe v. Wade Means for the Church

Published: Aug. 2, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 18 seconds

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Six Prudent Practices to Prepare Your Church Budget for a Potential Economic Recession

Published: July 26, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 38 seconds

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Should School and Similar Ministries Tied to a Church Be Self-Supporting? Six Key Thoughts

Published: July 19, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 13 seconds

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15 Digital Tools Every Church Needs: A Special Three-Part Series Part 1: The Basics

Published: July 15, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 49 seconds

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The Rise in Popularity of the New Living Translation: An Interview with Tremper Longman, III

Published: July 12, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 17 seconds

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Four Glaring Church Leadership Deficiencies You Can Correct Immediately

Published: July 5, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 18 seconds

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What You Should Expect for In-Person Easter Services This Year

Published: March 16, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 1 second

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Dealing with Pandemic Anxiety and Stress in Your Life and in the Church: An Interview with Dr. Gregory L. Jantz

Published: March 9, 2021, 11:45 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 28 seconds

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How to Handle an Unruly Business or Leadership Meeting

Published: March 2, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 1 second

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Five Major Ways Church Giving Has Changed

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 2:44 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes

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Four Mindset Changes Church Leaders Must Make in 2021

Published: Feb. 16, 2021, midnight
Duration: 22 minutes 32 seconds

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Leading a Simple Church in a Post-COVID World: An Interview with Eric Geiger

Published: Feb. 9, 2021, 1:14 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 51 seconds

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The Number One Missing Ingredient in Church Leadership

Published: Feb. 2, 2021, 3 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 41 seconds

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Should Pastors Be Friends with Church Members or Not?

Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 3:09 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 18 seconds

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Five Often-Overlooked Benefits of Established Churches

Published: Jan. 19, 2021, 1:13 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 23 seconds

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What Every Church Leader Needs to Know About the Messiness of Divorce – An Interview with Toni Nieuwhof

Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 58 seconds

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The 100 Factor of Negativity

Published: Jan. 5, 2021, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 42 seconds

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Five Things You Should Do As You Lead Your Church to a New Year

Published: Dec. 29, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 18 seconds

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Why People Love Traditional Christmas Eve Services

Published: Dec. 22, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 5 seconds

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Calming a Restless Heart Through Music: An Interview with Kristyn Getty

Published: Dec. 15, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 58 seconds

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Why I Stopped Preaching

Published: Dec. 8, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 7 seconds

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How to Minister to Church Members We Can’t Visit

Published: Dec. 1, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 21 seconds

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How to Lead When Disaster Strikes: An Interview with Stephen Kyle and Tim Songster

Published: Nov. 24, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 31 seconds

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Does Your Church Need a Mentoring Ministry? – An interview with Kevin Harris from Radical Mentoring

Published: Nov. 17, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 42 seconds

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Five Unusual Situations for Pastors (with thanks to the community of Church Answers)

Published: Nov. 10, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 9 seconds

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Some Surprises of the Post-Quarantine Church: An Interview with Carey Nieuwhof

Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 26 seconds

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When to Keep Confidentiality with Church Members

Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 21 seconds

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Five Ways to Heal the Negativity of the Election Season in Your Church

Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 38 seconds

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The Church Guest Experience in a Post-COVID World: An Interview with Greg Atkinson

Published: Oct. 6, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 51 seconds

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Intentional Church Facility Stewardship – An Interview with Tim Cool

Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 20 seconds

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Overcoming the Numb Feeling and Moving Forward in a Post-Quarantine Era

Published: Sept. 22, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 40 seconds

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Five Reasons Why the Speed of Change Must Accelerate in Your Church in the Post-Quarantine Era

Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 15 seconds

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The Post-Quarantine Church

Published: Sept. 8, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 32 seconds

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How to Deal with Constant Critics and Angry Church Members

Published: Sept. 1, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 52 seconds

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Learning to Love and Lead the Different, the Difficult, & Everyone Else: an interview with Adam Weber

Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 29 seconds

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COVID 19 Design Impacts: An Interview with Tim Songster

Published: Aug. 18, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 19 seconds

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How to Re-engage Church Members Who Dropped Out During the Pandemic

Published: Aug. 11, 2020, 2:36 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 33 seconds

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Growing Healthy Churches Together: Tyndale House Publishers and Church Answers

Published: Aug. 4, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 4 seconds

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Four Warning Signs Stress is Beginning to Impair Your Leadership

Published: July 28, 2020, 2:21 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds

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Five Ways to Honor the Past While Not Losing the Future

Published: July 21, 2020, 2 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 32 seconds

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People are Addicted to Outrage: Four Ways to Walk a Better Path – An Interview with Ed Stetzer

Published: July 14, 2020, 1 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 31 seconds

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How to Be an Encouraging Church Member

Published: July 7, 2020, 2:56 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 44 seconds

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Leading Remotely: An Interview with BELAY COO, Lisa Zeeveld

Published: June 30, 2020, 2:42 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 16 seconds

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Understanding the 64% Factor: What If Everyone Showed Up at Church at the Same Time?

Published: June 23, 2020, 1:44 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 1 second

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Listening and Praying Forward During a Time of Racial Reconciliation: An Interview with Pastor Tyrone Barnette

Published: June 16, 2020, 2:48 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 39 seconds

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The Five Most Common Ways Churches Are Adding Space for Social Distancing

Published: June 9, 2020, 2:07 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 45 seconds

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Five Ways Your Church Facility Is a Tool for Ministry

Published: June 2, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 54 seconds

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Why Church Leaders Have an Incredible Window of Opportunity

Published: May 26, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 22 seconds

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Old Tech and New Tech Solutions You Should Keep Doing as You Return to In-Person Services

Published: May 19, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 46 seconds

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How to Make Worship Services BETTER Right Now – An interview with Jordan Richmond

Published: May 15, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 26 seconds

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Repurposing Your Church During the Pandemic- An Interview with Mike Glenn

Published: May 12, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 59 seconds

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Happy Mother’s Day with the Rainer Wives

Published: May 8, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 33 seconds

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Seven Ways to Be A Better Servant Leader for Your Church

Published: May 5, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 14 seconds

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Creating a Financial Plan for Your Church During the Outbreak

Published: May 1, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 56 seconds

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The Temporary Normal including a Post-Coronavirus Facility Reopening Checklist from Smart Church Solutions

Published: April 28, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 3 seconds

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Five Hard Things Churches Must Do Right Now

Published: April 24, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 35 seconds

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Why Your Church Must Move to Both Digital AND Automated Giving Immediately (Interview with Jess Rainer)

Published: April 21, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 2 seconds

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What Churches Are Learning in the Digital World

Published: April 17, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 10 seconds

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Keeping Your Spirits Up When Your World is Down

Published: April 10, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 37 seconds

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The Vision-Driven Leader: An Interview with Michael Hyatt

Published: April 7, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 28 seconds

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Leading The Church When You Doubt Yourself

Published: April 3, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 41 seconds

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Leading Your Church When So Much Is Unknown

Published: March 31, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 31 seconds

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Understanding Church Disruption

Published: March 27, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 11 seconds

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Speaking and Preaching to a Virtual Audience

Published: March 24, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 17 seconds

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Preparing Your Family for a Ministry Transition

Published: March 20, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 53 seconds

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Should You Publish a Book?

Published: March 17, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 20 seconds

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Why Joy is So Effective (and Underestimated) When Leading Others – Interview with Josh Teis

Published: March 13, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 12 seconds

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Which Methods of Personal Communication Work Best in the Church?

Published: March 10, 2020, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 17 seconds

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Why Do Different Worship Services Seem to Have Different Levels of Energy?

Published: March 6, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 42 seconds

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How Long Should Church Staff Members Stay after They Announce Their Resignations?

Published: March 3, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 51 seconds

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How Church Leaders Deal with Gossip in the Church

Published: Feb. 28, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 30 seconds

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Four Major Changes in Preaching the Past Decade

Published: Feb. 25, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 23 seconds

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A New Way to Know Your Community

Published: Feb. 18, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 52 seconds

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How to Respond When Church Members Hold Key Leadership Positions But Don’t Attend Faithfully

Published: Feb. 14, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 53 seconds

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Where Many Americans Find Meaning in Life and How It Affects Your Church

Published: Feb. 11, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 54 seconds

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A Tool to Give You an Idea Where Your Church Is Headed in the Future

Published: Feb. 4, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 17 seconds

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Three More Trends for Churches in 2020

Published: Jan. 31, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 46 seconds

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Four Trends for Churches in 2020

Published: Jan. 28, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 58 seconds

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The Most Significant Single Changes in Turnaround Churches: Five Examples

Published: Jan. 24, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes

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Four Lessons Pastors of Struggling Churches Are Learning from Each Other

Published: Jan. 21, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 7 seconds

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Conducting a Funeral for a Newborn or Still Born Baby

Published: Jan. 17, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 15 seconds

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Four Signs of Bad Church Bylaws

Published: Jan. 14, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 29 seconds

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Four Occasions When Your Church May Need a Transitional Pastor

Published: Jan. 10, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 3 seconds

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Lessons Learned from Churches That Almost Died but Didn’t (Part 1)

Published: Jan. 3, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 49 seconds

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Six Things I Pray I Won’t Do as a Senior Adult in My Church

Published: Dec. 31, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 49 seconds

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Five Healthy Practices When Members of Another Church Visit Your Church

Published: Dec. 27, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 50 seconds

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Update on Church Welcoming Ministries: What’s Missing?

Published: Dec. 24, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 36 seconds

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Four Occasions When a Pastor Should Draw a Line in the Sand

Published: Dec. 20, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 47 seconds

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Understanding the Differences between Church Adoption, Church Fostering, and Church Revitalization

Published: Dec. 17, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 42 seconds

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One Key Reason Many Churches Are Fighting Attendance Declines (Update)

Published: Dec. 13, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 9 seconds

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Seven of the Most Fiercely Defended Traditions in the Church

Published: Dec. 10, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 57 seconds

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The Berry Bucket and How It Often Causes Church Conflict

Published: Dec. 6, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 20 seconds

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What Church Leaders Must Know for 2020 – An Interview with Dave Travis of Generis

Published: Dec. 3, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 40 seconds

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Understanding Resistance to Change in Churches

Published: Nov. 29, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 4 seconds

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Why the Local Church Is the Key Instrument of the Great Commission

Published: Nov. 26, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 10 seconds

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Five Considerations When You Follow a Long-Term Pastor

Published: Nov. 22, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 12 seconds

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Five Ways to Address the Oversized Sanctuary

Published: Nov. 19, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 42 seconds

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Five Ways Your Church Budget May Be Broken

Published: Nov. 15, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 19 seconds

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Five Major Reasons Your Church May Be Stuck

Published: Nov. 12, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 40 seconds

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Five Problems with Too Many “Main Things” in a Church

Published: Nov. 8, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 7 seconds

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Four Things Your Church Should Know about Fostering a Church

Published: Nov. 5, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 2 seconds

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Four Often Neglected Practices of Most Leaders

Published: Nov. 1, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 6 seconds

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Six Seismic Shifts in Church Health

Published: Oct. 29, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: N/A

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Four Reasons Why Many Welcoming Churches Have Become Less Welcoming

Published: Oct. 25, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds

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Six Ways Churches Are Dealing with Parking Shortages

Published: Oct. 22, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 13 seconds

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Five Common Ways Church Leaders Respond to Overload Anxiety

Published: Oct. 18, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 1 second

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Six Questions to Consider If a Staff Member Becomes a Candidate to Be Pastor

Published: Oct. 15, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 40 seconds

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How to Build a Worship Ministry When You Have Nothing and Nobody

Published: Oct. 11, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 31 seconds

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Five Church Membership Models

Published: Oct. 8, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 51 seconds

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Five Key Reasons Many Churches Struggle to Reach Their Communities

Published: Oct. 4, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 27 seconds

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A Case Study of an Established Church Adopting a Struggling Church

Published: Oct. 1, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 35 seconds

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Goodbye Jonathan, Part 2

Published: Sept. 27, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 59 seconds

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Goodbye Jonathan, Part 1

Published: Sept. 24, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: N/A

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The Six Most Simple Adjustments to Become a Welcoming Church

Published: Sept. 20, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes

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Getting under the Hood of Church Giving to Increase Generosity in Your Congregation

Published: Sept. 17, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes

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How Churches Should Respond to Seven Major Changes

Published: Sept. 13, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 41 seconds

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Seven Ways to Hurt Your Pastor

Published: Sept. 10, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 38 seconds

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Leading Millennials in Your Church

Published: Sept. 6, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 5 seconds

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Seven Things Pastors Would Like Church Members to Know about Their Children

Published: Sept. 3, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 6 seconds

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Seven Things We Should Celebrate Regularly in Our Churches

Published: Aug. 30, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 21 seconds

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Seven Major Ways Pastors Discern It’s Time to Leave Their Church

Published: Aug. 27, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 45 seconds

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Six Reasons Longevity Is Critical for Change Leadership

Published: Aug. 23, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 56 seconds

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Six Reasons Pastors Must Become Change Leaders

Published: Aug. 20, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 45 seconds

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Six Reasons Why the Minimization of Numerical Metrics Is Dangerous

Published: Aug. 16, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 21 seconds

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Six Reasons Why “People Are Saying . . .” Is the Most Frustrating Comment for Church Leaders

Published: Aug. 13, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 25 seconds

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Five Updates on Pastoral Attire

Published: Aug. 9, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 49 seconds

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Five Reasons Some Churches Celebrate Debt Retirement

Published: Aug. 6, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 38 seconds

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Should Pastors Announce Their Upcoming Vacation?

Published: Aug. 2, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 47 seconds

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Six Ways a Church Failed the Guest Friendliness Test

Published: July 30, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 13 seconds

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Six Reasons a Healthy Culture Is Imperative for Inviting Others to Church

Published: July 26, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 40 seconds

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Six Ways Toxic Members Deter Invitations to Church

Published: July 23, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 9 seconds

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Why the Pendulum on Church Metrics May Be Swinging Too Far

Published: July 19, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 1 second

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Seven Reasons Why More Churches Are Calling on Interventionists

Published: July 16, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 5 seconds

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Seven Thoughts on Pastoral Attire in Worship Services

Published: July 12, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 37 seconds

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Six Common Mistakes Made by Preachers from the Pulpit (That Might Get Them in Trouble)

Published: July 9, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 54 seconds

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10 Responses from Fired Pastors

Published: July 5, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 36 seconds

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Six Reactions to the Increase of Declining Church Stats

Published: July 2, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 29 seconds

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Seven Ways Healthy Church Members Pray for Their Pastors

Published: June 28, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 3 seconds

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Seven Ways to Be a Unifying Church Member

Published: June 25, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 17 seconds

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Eight Updates on Sunday Evening Services

Published: June 21, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 52 seconds

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Seven Updated Strategies for the Pastor’s First 90 Days

Published: June 18, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 25 seconds

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Six Reasons Why Churches Should Not Abandon the Boomer Generation

Published: June 14, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 48 seconds

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Five Intriguing Updates on Gen Z and Churches

Published: June 11, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 34 seconds

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Six Unique Additions Some Churches Have Made to Their Worship Services

Published: June 7, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 54 seconds

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Six Cultural Pastoral Issues Where Pastors Often Struggle

Published: June 4, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 42 seconds

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10 Main Reasons People Leave the Church

Published: May 31, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 42 seconds

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Update on the Early Launches of Pray and Go

Published: May 28, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 50 seconds

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Five Ways to Lead Your Groups to Become Outwardly Focused

Published: May 24, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 26 seconds

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Facility Crises and How Churches Are Responding

Published: May 21, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 32 seconds

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New Patterns in Ministry Training

Published: May 17, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 35 seconds

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Hiring Several Part-time Staff Rather Than One Full-time Staffer

Published: May 14, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 51 seconds

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Seven Key Ways to Alleviate the Pain of Low Attendance Days

Published: May 7, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 34 seconds

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Reaching the Nominally Churched

Published: May 3, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 38 seconds

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Understanding the Nominally Churched

Published: April 30, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 1 second

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Six Common Reasons Pastors Lose Their Temper

Published: April 26, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 15 seconds

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Does Co-Pastoring Really Work?

Published: April 23, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 6 seconds

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Seven Symptoms of a Dying Church

Published: April 19, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 21 seconds

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Seven Church Member Attitudes That Lead to the Death of Churches

Published: April 16, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 56 seconds

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Why Giving Goes Down When Attendance Goes Up

Published: April 12, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 35 seconds

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Six Risks I Took As a Pastor (Including Some That Failed Miserably)

Published: April 9, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 16 seconds

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Nine Thoughts on Church Splits

Published: April 5, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 50 seconds

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When to Discontinue a Ministry

Published: April 2, 2019, noon
Duration: 20 minutes 39 seconds

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Seven Habits of Highly Effective Preachers

Published: March 29, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 40 seconds

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Eight Church Fights That Are Fading

Published: March 26, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 44 seconds

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Four Thoughts on Ordination

Published: March 22, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 33 seconds

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Understanding the Differences between Open Groups and Closed Groups (and the Benefits of Both)

Published: March 19, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 56 seconds

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Top Seven Major Facility Mistakes of the Past 20 Years

Published: March 15, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: N/A

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Why Revitalizing Pastors Need Coaching

Published: March 14, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 50 seconds

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Seven Ways Churches Make Prayer Central to Their Worship Services

Published: March 12, 2019, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 22 seconds

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Five Incredible Tools for Better Stewardship

Published: March 8, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 28 seconds

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Five Findings about Gen Z That Will Impact Churches

Published: March 5, 2019, noon
Duration: 23 minutes 34 seconds

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Five Highly Effective Ways to Enhance Corporate Prayer in Your Church

Published: March 1, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 42 seconds

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Six Issues Regarding Mega Vacancies in Megachurches

Published: Feb. 26, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 16 seconds

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Six Different But Important Questions Pastors Are Asking

Published: Feb. 22, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 30 seconds

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Five Micro-Strategies for Growing Your Church

Published: Feb. 19, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 54 seconds

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The Most Frequent Issues Facing Pastors and Other Church Leaders

Published: Feb. 15, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 15 seconds

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Seven Ways to Stay Encouraged in Pastoral Ministry

Published: Feb. 12, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 38 seconds

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Five Reasons Your Church Should Have a Virtual Facility Assessment Immediately

Published: Feb. 8, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 6 seconds

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Six Major Areas Where Pastors Want to Reset Their Ministries

Published: Feb. 5, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 48 seconds

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What Former Pastors Don’t Miss about Pastoring

Published: Feb. 1, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 27 seconds

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What Former Pastors Miss Most about Pastoring

Published: Jan. 29, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 57 seconds

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Reconsidering Worship Service Alternatives Beyond Sunday Morning

Published: Jan. 25, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 1 second

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Understanding the Internet Church as a Entry Point to the Physical Gathering

Published: Jan. 22, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 50 seconds

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Why Your Church Attendance May Vary 25% Each Week

Published: Jan. 18, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 21 seconds

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Why Tracking Church Attendance Is Important

Published: Jan. 15, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 50 seconds

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How to Deal with the Constant Critic in Your Church

Published: Jan. 11, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 18 seconds

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Why Many Churches Will Quadruple Their Outreach Efforts This Year

Published: Jan. 8, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 20 seconds

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What Pastors Need to Do When They Are Deeply Hurt

Published: Jan. 4, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 7 seconds

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10 Reasons for Optimism in 2019

Published: Jan. 1, 2019, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 32 seconds

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Seven Keys to Protecting Your Ministry During Your Building Program

Published: Dec. 28, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 40 seconds

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The Six Most Common Regrets of Pastors and How to Overcome Them

Published: Dec. 25, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 3 seconds

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How to Move Forward When the Pastor and the Staff Member Are Not Aligned

Published: Dec. 21, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 54 seconds

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Five Ways Churches Are Unintentionally Forcing Pastors Out

Published: Dec. 18, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 47 seconds

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Five Incredible Tools for Better Stewardship in Your Church

Published: Dec. 14, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 44 seconds

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6 Reasons Many Church Leaders Stop Leading Outwardly

Published: Dec. 11, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes

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Five Types of Interventions for Churches Needing Revitalization

Published: Dec. 7, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 9 seconds

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Primary Factors That Led to a Pastor’s Call to Ministry

Published: Dec. 4, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 21 seconds

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Five Common Ways Pastors Overcome Sermon Blocks

Published: Nov. 30, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 38 seconds

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Trends in the Number of Weekends a Pastor Preaches Each Year

Published: Nov. 27, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 51 seconds

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Why Is the Music So Loud in My Worship Service?

Published: Nov. 23, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes

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Six Surprising Time Drainers of Church Leaders

Published: Nov. 20, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 22 seconds

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Why Pastors’ Honeymoons are Getting Shorter

Published: Nov. 16, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 20 seconds

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Seven Reasons the 10+ Year Pastorate Is Becoming More Common

Published: Nov. 13, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 26 seconds

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Six Social Media Posts Church Leaders Should Avoid

Published: Nov. 9, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 38 seconds

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Should the Pastor Have Visibility to Members’ Giving?

Published: Nov. 6, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 20 seconds

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Six Ways to Minister after a Miscarriage

Published: Nov. 2, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 11 seconds

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Ten Goofy Criticisms of Pastors

Published: Oct. 30, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 29 seconds

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Five Major “What If” We Regrets We Are Hearing from Churches

Published: Oct. 26, 2018, 12:07 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 40 seconds

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Altar Calls, the Perfect Pastoral Work Week, and Other Listener Questions

Published: Oct. 23, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 52 seconds

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The Six Characteristics of a Scrappy Church

Published: Oct. 19, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 34 seconds

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Seven Traits of a Healthy Church

Published: Oct. 16, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 24 seconds

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Should a Church Pursue Legacy Giving?

Published: Oct. 12, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 1 second

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Sacred Cows to Be Aware of in Your Church

Published: Oct. 9, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes

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Seven Reasons Why Writing Handwritten Notes Will Revolutionize Your Ministry

Published: Oct. 5, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 10 seconds

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Six Reasons Why Churches Continue to Get Immature Christians in Leadership Positions

Published: Oct. 2, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 46 seconds

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Why I’m Starting Revitalize Network

Published: Sept. 28, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 55 seconds

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A Look Back at My Time at LifeWay

Published: Sept. 25, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 46 seconds

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Five Types of Infrequent Attendees

Published: Sept. 21, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 56 seconds

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Five Key Reasons Churches Become More Unified

Published: Sept. 18, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 39 seconds

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How to Say No to Church Members

Published: Sept. 14, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 36 seconds

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Why Staff Issues Are Among the Most Painful Church Issues

Published: Sept. 11, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 16 seconds

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Why Poor Discipleship Is Such a Big Issue in Many Churches

Published: Sept. 7, 2018, noon
Duration: 23 minutes 25 seconds

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Your Church Has Been Offered a Facility…Now What?

Published: Sept. 4, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 43 seconds

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What to Do If You Desire Excellence in the Church, but You Are Not Seeing It

Published: Aug. 31, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 6 seconds

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Eight Ways Church Members Can Help Pastors Avoid Burnout

Published: Aug. 28, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds

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Why Some Interim Pastorates Are Successful When Others Are Not

Published: Aug. 24, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 1 second

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Five Major Ways to Improve Your Worship Services

Published: Aug. 21, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 15 seconds

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Why People Don’t Invite Others to Church

Published: Aug. 17, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 24 seconds

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Problems Churches Face When They Don’t Have a Pastor

Published: Aug. 14, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 27 seconds

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Why Digital Giving Options Are Vital for the Financial Health of Your Church

Published: Aug. 10, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 9 seconds

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Nine Key Statistical Insights from Churches in 2018

Published: Aug. 7, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 49 seconds

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The Value of Women in the Workplace and the Rise of Working from Home

Published: Aug. 3, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 23 seconds

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Eight Warning Signs Your Church Is Drifting from God’s Mission

Published: July 31, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 19 seconds

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Seven Reasons People Give More to Their Church

Published: July 27, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 33 seconds

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Top Ten Ways Churches Drive Away First-time Guests

Published: July 24, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 52 seconds

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Five Consequences of the Pending Retirement of Boomer Pastors

Published: July 20, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 25 seconds

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Five Future Developments Coming to the Church

Published: July 17, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 45 seconds

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Six Considerations for Selecting Mission Partners

Published: July 13, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 54 seconds

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Why People Leave a Church

Published: July 10, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 38 seconds

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Seven Ways to Adapt to Changes in Church Attendance

Published: July 6, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes

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How to Deal With an Angry Church Member

Published: July 3, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 43 seconds

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Four Steps for Dealing with a #MeToo Moment in Your Church

Published: June 29, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 41 seconds

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Six Ways the #MeToo Movement Has Affected Local Church Life

Published: June 26, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 45 seconds

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Equipping Millennials in the Church

Published: June 22, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: N/A

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Eight Ways the Digital World Has Changed Local Church Ministry

Published: June 19, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 12 seconds

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What to Do If You Are Exhausted from Doing Ministry

Published: June 15, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 58 seconds

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The Unchurched Next Door

Published: June 12, 2018, 6:06 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 1 second

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Seven Tips for Pastors on Facebook

Published: June 8, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 51 seconds

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How to Do Staff Reviews

Published: June 5, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 43 seconds

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Surprising Insights from the Unchurched

Published: June 1, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 15 seconds

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Legal Issues Facing Churches Today

Published: May 29, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 34 seconds

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Challenges Church Personnel Committees (or Similar Groups) Face

Published: May 25, 2018, 7 a.m.
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Six Reasons to Love the Established Church

Published: May 22, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 8 seconds

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How Pastors Can Battle the Monday Blues

Published: May 18, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 22 seconds

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Eight Examples of When a Pastor Leaves Too Soon

Published: May 15, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 54 seconds

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Church Mergers, Administrative Responsibilities, and Other Listener Questions

Published: May 11, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 12 seconds

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Seven Time Eaters for Pastors and Staff

Published: May 8, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 34 seconds

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Six Major Staff Issues Pastors Face

Published: May 4, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 31 seconds

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What Pastors and Church Staff Tell Us They Wished They Had Learned at Seminary

Published: May 1, 2018, 5:01 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 14 seconds

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Six Myths about Outreach in the Local Church

Published: April 27, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 24 seconds

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Seven Signs a Church Member Is Leaving

Published: April 24, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 15 seconds

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Small Church Essentials with Karl Vaters

Published: April 20, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 52 seconds

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Key Issues for Follow-up of Guests

Published: April 17, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 57 seconds

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One Simple Step Toward a Better Church Budget

Published: April 13, 2018, 5:02 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 50 seconds

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15 Favorite Apps for Church Leaders

Published: April 10, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 54 seconds

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Will the Ministers’ Housing Allowance Go Away?

Published: April 6, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: N/A

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Should You Leave or Stay at Your Church?

Published: April 3, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: N/A

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The Eight Traits of an Assimilated Church Member

Published: March 30, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 36 seconds

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Five Reasons for Decreased Church Giving

Published: March 27, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 29 seconds

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Six Future Projections about Churches That Are Becoming Reality

Published: March 23, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 21 seconds

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Culture Wins, featuring William Vanderbloemen

Published: March 20, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 47 seconds

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Eight Questions Welcoming Churches Ask

Published: March 16, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 26 seconds

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9 Keys for Church Members to Be More Guest Friendly This Easter

Published: March 13, 2018, 7 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 14 seconds

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How to Develop a Welcoming Worship Ministry

Published: March 9, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 7 seconds

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What to Do if Your Church Does Not Pay You Adequately

Published: March 6, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 21 seconds

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Seven Key Facility Issues Facing Churches Today

Published: March 2, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 7 seconds

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Five of the Most Common Questions Pastors Ask

Published: Feb. 27, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 36 seconds

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Six of the Most Common Reasons for Church Staff Conflict

Published: Feb. 23, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 40 seconds

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How to Avoid Echo Chamber Leadership

Published: Feb. 20, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 10 seconds

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12 Warning Signs of Potentially Bad Church Hires

Published: Feb. 16, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 10 seconds

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The Rise of Networks, Bivocational Pastors, and Other Listener Questions

Published: Feb. 13, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 33 seconds

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Five Reasons Pastors and Worship Leaders Should Meet Weekly

Published: Feb. 9, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 55 seconds

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Seven Keys to Growing as a Pastor

Published: Feb. 6, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 9 seconds

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Overcoming Mission Drift in Your Church

Published: Feb. 2, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 42 seconds

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Eight Reasons Denominations Are Struggling

Published: Jan. 30, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: N/A

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How to Overcome Barriers to the Simple Church Model

Published: Jan. 26, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 14 seconds

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Four Keys to a Successful Church Year in 2018

Published: Jan. 23, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds

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Should You Count Online Viewers as Worship Attendees?

Published: Jan. 19, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 51 seconds

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Virtual Culture and the Church

Published: Jan. 16, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 9 seconds

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Does Your Church Need a Church Consultation?

Published: Jan. 12, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 43 seconds

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Creating a Zero-Based Church Schedule

Published: Jan. 9, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 47 seconds

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Humor and the Church with @ChrchCurmudgeon

Published: Jan. 5, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 40 seconds

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Why 2018 Is so Different Than 2008 in the Local Church

Published: Jan. 2, 2018, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 19 seconds

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When to Leave a Church (and other listener questions)

Published: Dec. 29, 2017, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 18 seconds

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How to Handle a Church Staff Financial Crisis (and other listener questions)

Published: Dec. 26, 2017, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 22 seconds

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Finding the Right Rhythm in Your Preaching Ministry

Published: Dec. 22, 2017, 8 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes

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Ten Important Trends for Churches in 2018

Published: Dec. 19, 2017, 8 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 49 seconds

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Breaking Out of the Status Quo in Your Church

Published: Dec. 15, 2017, 8 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 20 seconds

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Why Leaders Stop Leading

Published: Dec. 12, 2017, 8 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 59 seconds

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