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Church Tips – Growth Strategies for Pastors & Ministry Leaders — 157 episodes
EP 149 - How to Get Your Church’s December Guests Back in January, with Ryan Wakefield
EP 147 - Dealing with Conflict in the Church - Tim Barker
EP 148 - Is Deconstruction in the Church Really the Right Thing to Be Doing? - Bobby Gourley
EP 146 - God’s Direction to Lead the Church Through Needed Change - Nichole Schreiber
EP 145 - How to Prepare Sermons Week-In and Week-Out - Darryl Wootton
EP 143 - Does Community Engagement Really Make a Difference for the Kingdom? - Walter Harvey
EP 144 - Lionhearted - David Lindell & Brandon Lindell
EP 142 - Staffing in the Local Church - John Daugherty
EP 141 - Using the Entirety of the Church’s Building to Build Engagement in the Church - Josh Dominguez
EP 140 - Isolation in the Pastorate - Gene Roncone
EP 139 - Taking the Worship Team Mechanics to a New Level - Jeremiah Grube
Discover the Breakthrough System that 3,500+ Pastors Have Used to Grow the Church
EP 138 - What is AI Going to Mean for Pastors - Bobby Gourley
EP 137 - Criticism In Ministry - Nichole Schreiber
EP 136 - Why Pastors Should Be Involved in Politics - Alex Bryant
EP 135 - Casting Vision and Developing a Roadmap for your Church - Timothy Jones
EP 134 - Johnny Helton - I wanted to quit my church until this happened...
EP 133 - Mile McPherson - The Third Option: Hope for a Racially Divided Nation
EP 132 - Millennials and Gen Zs Can't Replace Boomers!
EP 131 - What happens when the God of Miracles doesn't give you the miracle? - Dr. Mike Rakes
EP 130 - Mark Johnson - Jonathan Hardy Helped Grow Our Volunteer Core
EP 129 - Walter Harvey - Succession Planning in the Urban Context
EP 127 - Dick Hardy - Raising Pastor's Kids to Love Jesus
126 - George Westlake - Raising Kids in Ministry
EP 128 - George Westlake - Circles of Leadership
125 - Jim Bradford - Lead So Others Can Follow
EP 124 - Christians and Social Media - David Lindell
EP 123 - Delayed Destiny - Interview with Jeffery Portmann
EP 122 - How to Equip & Develop the Worship Team - Jeff Deyo
EP 121 - Worship Team Expectations - Jeff Deyo
EP 120 - How Do We Increase Worship Engagement in Your Congregation - Jeff Deyo
EP 119 - What is Worship? - Jeff Deyo
EP 118 - 4 Principles to Engage Your Congregation in Worship
EP 117 - Responding to Worship Criticism, Part 2
EP 116 - Responding to Worship Criticism, Part 1
EP 115 - The Nitty Gritty of the Worship Pastor’s Life, Part 2
EP 114 - The Nitty Gritty of the Worship Pastor’s Life, Part 1
EP 113 - Your Guide to Seamless Worship Transitions
EP 112 - How to Work in Unison with the Worship Production Team
EP 111 - How To Keep Worship Teams Engaged During Rehearsal
110 - Navigate Tough Worship Conversations
109 - Celebrate your Worship Team
108 - Keys to Getting Your Book in People's Hands
107 - Publishing on a Budget
106 - Busy Pastor's Guide to Writing
105 - Arrow Striker is LIVE for You!
UPDATE: The #1 Amazon Best Seller…Sabotaged!
104 - Pastor, Got a Book Idea in You?
103 - Chase Replogle - The 5 Masculine Instincts
102 - Louie Giglio - At the Table with Jesus
101 - Chris Hodges - Out of the Cave
Your Action Plan [Your Leadership Breakthrough]
5 Must-Have Systems Every Church Needs to Grow [Your Leadership Breakthrough]
3 Secrets Pastors Can Use to Increase Their Influence & Impact [Your Leadership Breakthrough Series]
Fixing the Biggest Mistake Churches Make [Your Leadership Breakthrough Series]
100 - John Lindell New Normal
099 - Win the Day - Mark Batterson
098 - Connections Track Last Day of Sale
097 - Connections Track Live
096 - Connections Track Coming Next Week
095 - How to Celebrate the Day After Easter
094 - How to Capture Guest Contact Info
Refuel Yourself As Pastor (BONUS EPISODE)
13 Budget Cut Ideas BONUS EPISODE
093 - Specific Action that Helps Grow Your Church
092 - Leadership Development
091 - Leading in the Moment
090 - Elevating Evangelism
089 - Top 3 Areas of Ministry Improvement
088 - How a Pastor Addresses Social Culture Issues
087 - Dealing with Ethical Violations
086 - Dick's One Thing to Grow the Church
085 - Position the Church for Growth
084 - Church Boards
083 - 5 Tips to Recruiting Kids Workers
082 - Parenting in Ministry
081 - Pastor Balance
080 - Church Governance
079 - Landing the Plane
078 - Sermon Body
077 - Sermon Intros
076 - Dick's All Time Favorite Sermons
075 - How To Know if Your Small Groups Are Making Disciples
074 - Why You Should Not Strive for a Culture of Excellence
073 - What Data to Measure in Ministry
072 - How to Fire a Church Volunteer
071 - Plan Your Experience
070 - How CMU Will Help You Reach More People
069 - 3 Steps to Evaluate the Merits of a New Ministry in the Church
068 - How to Know When to Hire a Church Employee
067 - 5 Ways to Identify More Church Volunteers
066 - Determining Whether Vision is From You or From God
065 - Should Churches Allow Staff to Have Side Hustles
064 - Importance of a Clean Exterior of the Church Building
063 - Digital Content vs Digital Community and Participation vs Spectators
062 - The 12-Month Marketing Plan
061 - Where To Spend Your Church Marketing Dollars
060 - How to Communicate Budget Cuts To Staff
059 - How To Avoid Being a Defensive Leader
058 - Why Have Prayer Meetings
057 - What Qualifies a Pastor To Be a Pastor
056 - Paying Stipends to Key People
055 - That One Single Powerful Force that Holds You Back
054 - How to Lead on Full (and not Empty)
053 - 2 Ways To Do More and Better Ministry without More of Your Time
052 - The Key to Avoid Ministry Burnout
051 - How Your Ministry is a Reflection of You
050 - The #1 Reason Why You Need to Develop Leaders ASAP
049 - Major changes to Leaders.Church & Why You Should Join Now
048 - Traits of Growing Churches
047 - Cultures of Growing Churches
046 - 3 Steps to Becoming a Better Pastor
045 - 4 Reasons Why Taking Inventory of Yourself Moves the Church Forward
044 - How to Communicate Vision to Millennials and Gen Z
043 - How to Help Millennials and Gen Z Champion Change
042 - How to Get Millennials and Gen Z to Stay Committed
041 - Where Does a Pastor Go for Personal Help
40 - In the Midst of Covid-19, What to Do When Church Attendance Slips
039 - 6 Best Practices for Pastors to Grow the Relationship with Their Spouse
038 - How a Pastor Can Address Conflict with a Church Member
037 - 4 Ways to Market the Church
036 - How a Pastor Can Hear Vision from the Lord
35 - How a Pastor's Duties and Responsibilities Change as the Church Grows
034 - 6-Step Process to Double the Number of Leaders in the Church
033 - 4 Habits of Growing Churches
032 - Why Does the Church At-Large Resist Change
031 - 10 Leadership Training Topics (Part 2)
030 - 10 Leadership Training Topics (Part 1)
029 - How to Respond When You're Betrayed in Ministry (Part 2)
028 - How to Respond When You're Betrayed in Ministry (Part 1)
027 - The First Ways to Cut the Church Budget
026 - 6 Ways to Pay for Expensive Church Building Maintenance Items
025 - 6 Characteristics of Church Board Members
024 - How to Develop a Philosophy of Ministry
023 - How to Turn a Change-Resistant Church
022 - Why Corporate Prayer is a Critical Church Growth Principle
021 - 4 Ways To Develop Leaders At Your Church
020 - How to Pay the Pastor Well
019 - 7 Essential Purposes of a Church Board (Part 2)
018 - 7 Essential Purposes of a Church Board (Part 1)
017 - How to Train Hospitality Volunteers
016 - 8 Steps to Recruit First Impressions Hospitality Volunteers (Part 2)
015 - 8 Steps to Recruit First Impressions Hospitality Volunteers (Part 1)
014 - 9 Tips to Increase Volunteer Retention
013 - The 8-Step Process to Recruit Church Volunteers (Part 2)
012 - The 8-Step Process to Recruit Church Volunteers (Part 1)
011 - 14 Church Leadership Training Ideas (Part 3)
010 - 14 Church Leadership Training Ideas (Part 2)
009 - 14 Church Leadership Training Ideas (Part 1)
008 - 4 Practical Church Leadership Principles for Young Pastors
007 - How to Balance a Church Budget
006 - 9 Steps to Helping People Buy Into Change (Part 2)
005 - 9 Steps to Helping People Buy Into Change (Part 1)
004 - What to Do When People Turn On You
003 - 7 Ways for a Pastor to Stay Mentally Fresh
002 - 6 Tips to Build Your Church Volunteer Core
001 - 5 Reasons Change is So Hard