How far in advance do you plan your Sunday services?  Doug Lawrence has been working with churches for 30 years and says a failure to take our worship more seriously, like planning well in advance, is one of the big reasons churches flounder. Doug is a consultant, author and blogger who’s got an extensive resume [...]

Tom Ehrich says the days of pastors as chaplains are long gone – and he wants to see you and me more engaged and active in leading our congregations. Ehrich, an author, church consultant and pastor, pulls no punches as he explains why invisibility, self-absorbtion, and self-projection have caused churches to decline.  But he doesn’t [...]

Do you want a congregation filled with people who routinely invite others to church?  Who doesn’t?  Veteran church growth pastor and author Elizabeth Geitz explains what she means by motivation and invitation as she outlines a program that had her adding dozens of new families to her church every year. Elizabeth is the author of [...]