by Thom S. Rainer
“Interim” sounds like a pregnant pause anticipating something down the road.
So when you put the adjective in front of “pastor” or “church,” it just feels like less than ideal.
It does not have to be that way. The interim period between two pastors can be a ...
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Church
Four Books on Building a Healthy Church –
Healthy churches are one of the greatest needs in the church today.
Too often churches are held back from their potential because of a lack of leadership, misplaced vision, or a tendency for members within the church to talk past one another.
Over the last several years, Dr. ...
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5 Reasons the 11:00 AM Worship Service Is Disappearing –
by Thom S. Rainer
I wish I knew the specific reason most churches offered an 11:00 AM service on Sunday for decades.
The possible theories are many, but none have been substantiated with historical research. The most plausible is the agrarian theory. That perspective holds that ...
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7 STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP LEADERS IN YOUR CHURCH –
by Dr. Jeremy Roberts
If you want to lead a dynamic, growing ministry, you must develop leading and dynamic leaders. “Leadership development” is a phrase that sounds great in a blog post, in a meeting, or in a seminary classroom, but how do you actually (practically) develop ...
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4 Reasons Your Pastor Left After One Year –
By Sam Murray
Senior Pastors currently average between five and seven years for their tenure on one church staff, based on the polls and studies that come up from a quick Google search. Sometimes Senior Pastors leave after just one or two years on the job. The fact is, it's ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
4 Communication Mistakes Churches Can Easily Avoid - Marty Duren
We live in a day when people are inundated with more information than they can handle. If churches want information to be retained they need to implement strategies that will help get the right info to the right ...
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