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#135 What We Learned from Deceased Churches in 2023

#134 Why Bi-vocational Pastor Training Should Be a Priority for Denominations

#133 Is Your Church Giving Raises in 2024?

#132 Is the Worship Service for Believers or Non-Believers? Why This Is the Wrong Question

#131 Why Eroding Doctrinal Beliefs Are Such a Big Factor in Church Decline

#130 Dealing with the Discomfort of Leading Change in Your Church

#129 The 8 Money Milestones and Healthy Marriages: An Interview with Art Rainer

#128 The 8 Money Milestones and Generosity: An Interview with Art Rainer

#127 The 8 Money Milestones and the Local Church: An Interview with Art Rainer

#126 When You Feeled Called to Stay, But Your Spouse Wants You Out of Ministry

#125 When Is It Time to Address Deteriorating Facilities? An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer

#124 Yes, You Can Increase Giving in Your Church: An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer

#123 How Do We Communicate Our Church's Doctrinal Beliefs to Guests?

#122 How Do We Communicate Our Church's Doctrinal Beliefs to Church Members?

#121 What Do You Do If a Lay Leader Refuses to Step Down from a Leadership Role Where He or She Has Been Ineffective for Years?

#120 Turning Your New Members' Class into a Great Commission Class (Part 2)

#119 Turning Your New Members' Class into a Great Commission Class (Part 1)

#118 How to Respond to That Church Member Who Always Wants to Talk to You after You Preach

#117 Inactive Church Member?

#116 How a Bookkeeper Can Help Pastors with Financial Decisions: An Interview with Brooke Cecil

#115 Does My Church Need a Bookkeeper? An Interview with Brooke Cecil

#114 Should Pastors Ask for Prayer Intercessors in Their Church for Themselves?

#113 When Is a Worship Capacity "Full"? Five Perspectives

#112 Creating a Culture of Inviting in Your Church: Four Key Issues

#111 How Many Guests Does a Church Need to Have Each Week to Grow?

#110 Five Updates on Streaming Services

#109 Five Insights from the New Resident Mailers

#108 72 Pastors Tell Us What Happened to Their CHURCH MEMBERS When They Renewed Their Evangelistic Commitment

#107 72 Pastors Tell Us What Happened to Their CALENDARS When They Renewed Their Evangelistic Commitment

#106 72 Pastors Tell Us What Happened to Their HEARTS When They Renewed Their Evangelistic Commitment

#105 The Mechanics of Starting a New Site or New Church: An Interview with Jess Rainer

#104 The Rewards of Starting a New Site or New Church: An Interview with Jess Rainer

#103 The Challenges of Starting a New Site or New Church: An Interview with Jess Rainer

#102 The One Person Who Can Transform the Financial Health of Your Church: An Interview with Art Rainer

#101 Why Your Church Should Be Taught the Money Challenge: An Interview with Art Rainer

#100 Looking at Money in the Light of Eternity: An Interview with Art Rainer

#099 How a Church Is Reaching People with the Gospel in the Middle of Nowhere: An Interview with Pat Nemmers

#098 When a Pastor Loses His Wife: An Interview with Pat Nemmers

#097 What Happens When a Pastor Does Something Stupid: An Interview with Pat Nemmers

#096 A Case Study in Successful Pastoral Succession

#095 Updates on AI in the Church

#094 Why Pastors Need a Keen Understanding of Their Least Favorite Ministry Activities

#093 Why Most Critics of the Church Growth Movement Are Wrong

#092 Explaining Saturation Evangelism and Why It’s So Effective in Many Churches

#091 Why Some Churches Refuse to Increase the Pastor’s Compensation

#090 How Long Are Sermons Today?

#089 Why Some Members Who Did Not Return after COVID Are Now Returning

#088 Two Key Ways to Make Your Church Younger

#087 What Is a Healthy Interim Pastor Tenure?

#086 How Do You React When Someone Tells You They Are Leaving the Church?

#085 Why Has the Emphasis on Spiritual Gifts Waned in Most Churches?

#084 Should You Stay at Your Church After You Retire? Point/Counterpoint

#083 What Are the Top Four Sources of Income for Retired Pastors?

#082 What Is a Normal Workweek (in Hours) for a Pastor?

#081 Four Questions Every Pastor Should Ask about Church Finances at Least Once a Quarter

#080 Challenges of Being an Extroverted Pastor

#079 Challenges of Being an Introverted Pastor

#078 How to Respond to a Church Member Who Tries to Monopolize Your Time

#077 When I Got the Person's Name Wrong in a Public Service

#076 Why Pastoral Tenure Is Increasing Since the Pandemic

#075 Four Key Challenges after You Move from a Full-time Pastorate to a Bi-vocational or Co-vocational Pastorate

#074 What Are the Transition Steps to Move from a Full-time Pastor to Bi-vocational or Co-vocational Pastor?

#073 When Should I Move from a Full-time Pastor to Bi-vocational or Co-vocational Pastor?

#072 The Three Biggest Keys to Becoming an Evangelistic Church. Key #3: The Consistency Factor

#071 The Three Biggest Keys to Becoming an Evangelistic Church. Key #2: The Prayerful Jump Start

#070 The Three Biggest Keys to Becoming an Evangelistic Church. Key #1: The Pastor Champion

#069 Two Areas of Ministry in the Church Where the Pastor Needs to Be the Champion

#068 Why Do Members of Small Groups Give More to the Church?

#067 When a Church Discovered That One-fourth of the Members Gave over 90% of the Budget

#066 How Churches Are Offering Ministry Training for Those Called from the Congregation

#065 How Do You Do a Graveside Service?

#064 Christmas Eve Is on a Sunday in 2023. What should my church do?

#063 The Future of Denominations, Part 2

#062 The Future of Denominations, Part 1

#061 The Explosive Growth of The Hope Initiative: An Update

#060 The Future of Work in Churches: Ten Realities, Part 2

#059 The Future of Work in Churches: Ten Realities, Part 1

#058 Addressing Bloated Membership Rolls

#057 Three Ways to Keep Accurate Worship Attendance

#056 Why Tracking Worship Attendance Is Vital

#055 Retirement for Pastors and Church Staff: Sources of Income

#054 How Should Church Leaders Decide What Activities the Church Needs to Eliminate?

#053 The Greatest Challenges of Interim Pastors

#052 What Will Be the Typical Raise for a Pastor in 2023?

#051 Why Pastoral Competition Is Decreasing

#050 Understanding Why the "Know Your Community" Report Is So Popular

#049 A Great Source of Information for Religious Data by County

#048 Understanding the Decline of the Southern Baptist Convention (Part 2)

#047 Understanding the Decline of the Southern Baptist Convention (Part 1)

#046 Three Questions You Should Ask If You Are Having Trouble Getting Volunteers

#045 The Implications of Having More People in Their 80s and 90s in the Church

#044 When the Spouse of a Pastor or Staff Person Does Not Attend Church

#043 What Does a Full Time Workweek Look Like for a Church Staff Member?

#042 The Spiritual Immaturity of a Church Member Protesting by Not Giving Financially

#041 Four Reasons Why Many Church Members Are More Change Resistant Than Ever

#040 How Many Weeks Should a Pastor Preach Each Year?

#039 Four Ways a Pastor Can Have a Real Vacation

#038 Why Vacations Are Such a Problem for Many Pastors

#037 How to Triple the Number of Guests in Your Church Each Week

#036 Why Some Pastors Do Not Put Their Sermons on a Screen