Costco’s culture of developing its people has fueled decades of growth. Here’s what the church can learn, plus three simple ways to start developing your team.
3 Lessons To Help You Regather In-Person Services
Reset. It means to “set again or differently.” As we regather our in-person church services, we need to do a hard reset. We need to reset three areas for pastors and church leaders. I’ve had to reset in these areas as we have relaunched services these past three months. These three learnings may help you […]
3 Ways For the Church To Be Known For What We Stand Against
The church in America has been known more for what we stand against then what we stand for. According to David Kinnaman’s research from his book unChristian, people outside the church describe people inside the church as being “judgmental, hypocritical, old fashioned, too political and insensitive to others.” What will the church be known for […]
Present and Future of Online Church with Jay Kranda
Listen to Jay, Online Pastor at Saddleback Church, share tips, strategies and ways to help your online platform. He also shares current trends and patterns today as well as the future. This will help your church be better equipped during this crisis. Jay Kranda is the Online Pastor at Saddleback Church. Oversees an online community […]
4 Ways To Keep Your Volunteers
Do you know the turnover rate among your volunteers? There are studies that focus on employees. The general goal for staff members in organizations is 10 percent. I think most of us would love to see that at our churches. We would love to add more volunteers but not to lose our current volunteers especially […]
How to Write an Email Your Church Will Read
Do you know the percentage of people that are reading your emails? The average open rate among church goers is around twenty six percent. That means three out of four people are not opening your emails. Most people including myself will quickly scan an email to see if it’s worth their time. So how do you write […]
4 Quick Ways to Get Powerful Feedback on Your Weekend Experience
What grade would you give your weekend experience? What grade would a first time visitor give you? Would those grades match? Most likely, you gave yourself a higher grade than what others may give you. But how many of us actually know the grade we would receive? That information is priceless and could change your […]
4 Questions Every Guests Ask When Visiting Your Church
Churches love visitors and guests…usually. Leaders salivate when new bodies sit in the worship center. But do your visitors love your church? Do you know what these guests are thinking when they step on your church? Here are four common thoughts that every your visitors is thinking. It’s important for you to be aware of […]
3 Simple Ways to Build a Lasting Weekend Impression
What kind of experience do you want people to have when they step onto your church location? Most likely you used words like “welcoming,” “friendly” or “connected.” Do your people feel that? What about a first time guest? Hopefully so, but for most churches, new guests do NOT feel welcomed. Here are three ways that […]
5 Reasons Why Churches Need to Get the Weekend Experience Right
What’s the most important part of the weekend experience at church? Sermon. That’s the #1 thing mentioned by people. And that’s definitely on the top of the list. But have you ever heard a great message but still had a bad church experience and did not want to come back? The message is an important […]