Starting with the End in Mind
The conversation goes like this… "Duncan… I get it. I really do. I get that we are going to have to make some changes if we are going to grow our church by reaching unchurched people. I get that it…
The conversation goes like this… "Duncan… I get it. I really do. I get that we are going to have to make some changes if we are going to grow our church by reaching unchurched people. I get that it…
Answer this question right now to help you gauge how you're doing at developing small group leaders in your church community: If somebody new signed up tomorrow to join a group, have you got space for them, and would you…
Here are TWO things I know about your church at Christmas: Church people are more likely to invite their friends Unchurched people are more likely to attend Great leaders know how to leverage this kind of momentum. They know how…
Every leader wants their church to be aligned. They know the power of having an army of volunteers and staff focused on a common cause. However, few leaders seem to pull it off. And the result is often confusion -…
The church needs more young men. There is a growing restlessness in the hearts of young men all over the western world. After more than 3 decades of continuous cultural shifts of tectonic proportions resulting in the a complete reshaping…
Transitioning a traditional church to a church unchurched people love “You used to be a good preacher before HE showed up.” So said the person we were meeting with to discuss some of the changes that had taken place at…
(that you might not have thought about before) You can tell a lot about what matters to a company or a church when you visit them for the first time. You don't have to go much further than their ‘lobby’…
Forget ‘mistletoe and wine’ - we should rename Christmas the season of ‘sellotape & scissors’. If you’re anything like me you’ll spend a few brief moments wrapping gifts in between hours & hours locating the end of the sellotape. And…
Baristas deal in coffee beans and froth. Me? I’m a preacher. I deal in words & ideas. Words fascinate, excite and occasionally bite me. Ideas are my currency. If you’re a communicator you’re going to want your words and the…
Let’s be honest, your young adults weren’t coming every Sunday pre-pandemic, and chances are many of them have drifted off over lockdown. Us millennials have a well-earned reputation for being a little flakey - I get it! I’ve tried to…