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101 words that will fix your ministry
I thought of using "will repair, mend, put right, get working, restore, overhaul, renovate, or recondition your ministry," but fix is probably the shortest and best word to describe my passion for …
May 19, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
20 questions for any "value-add" church
Many years ago a pastor told me that churches should be like the famous retailer, Nordstrom—welcoming, tasteful, and endlessly helpful. He modeled his ministry around those values and it showed …
April 13, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
10 reasons I can hardly wait to come back to your church!
My last blog, which was about folks who have dined at our tables and not returned for spiritual seconds, is being followed by this example of churches getting it right. Are you one of them? This is …
March 7, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
How to Create a Generosity Culture in Your Church: 5 Things You Need to Do
By Brian Kluth, Author of the www.GenerousLife.org 30 & 40 Day Devotionals and Founder of www.MAXIMUMgenerosity.org For a car to run well, all the pistons must be firing properly. For a church's …
October 18, 2011 - Brian Kluth
10 Differences: Church Fundraising Campaigns vs. Creating a Generosity Culture
In providing generosity materials to thousands of churches and training thousands of pastors we have discovered there is a major shift going on in how churches want to approach generosity issues. For …
August 28, 2011 - Brian Kluth
4 “Copycat Sins” churches commit in worship
Look, I'm not beating up on anyone and certainly imitation is the highest form of flattery, but what are we thinking? At the same time we are saying we want to reinvent ourselves stylistically, many …
August 4, 2011 - Doug Lawrence
3 Not So Quick "Fixes" for the Mega Church
3 Not So Quick "Fixes" for the Mega ChurchA reality check for any church over a thousand members...My charge is to write blogs about worship for churchcentral.com. It is my delight to do so, but …
March 9, 2011 - Doug Lawrence
Team Values: Uncovering the Real Ones
The The articles I post on ChurchCentral are drawn from recent issues of Christian Coaching Magazine and represent a wide array of leaders and coaches as the authors. Thanks for reading! -Jerome Team …
December 13, 2009 - Jerome Daley
Do You Need a Secret Shopper?
A lot of people have heard or read that I'm regularly doing secret shopper or mystery worshiper visits to churches around the country. The question has been raised (and it's a valid one): Do you need …
September 5, 2009 - Greg Atkinson
Money, New Initiatives, and Worship
Money, New Initiatives, and WorshipWho, what, why, where, when, and how much?Most church leaders don't like to talk about money in worship and most people who come to our churches don't like it …
September 4, 2009 - Doug Lawrence