Category: Leadership
Building High Trust Teams in Your Church with Rob Deveney
By: UnSeminary Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we are talking to Rob Deveney, executive pastor at Twin Rivers Church. Twin Rivers Church is located in St. Louis, Missouri. It started as a small denominational church, but has grown over the last 90 years into three locations around St. […]
A Better Way To Train Your Group Leaders
By: Discipleship.org Kevin and his team spent a lot of time and money to host a large group leader training at the church. As the event started, he sat in the back and looked across a half-empty room and was disheartened by the light attendance. As the night finished, despite […]
The Unmet Emotional Needs of Pastors
Home > Blog > The Unmet Emotional Needs of Pastors The Unmet Emotional Needs of Pastors By New Churches Team It’s no secret that pastoring is a calling that comes with many demands—pressure to please everyone in the congregation, a burden to keep church finances healthy, and carrying the weight […]
CNLP 343: Nicky Gumbel on Why He Changed His Mind About Church Online, Why Online is a Better Outreach Tool Than In-Person Ministry, and How He Repositioned His Church and Alpha for Explosive Growth
by Carey Nieuwhof: Nicky Gumbel is pastor of Holy Trinity Brompton, London, one of the largest churches in the UK and pioneer of Alpha, a ministry that’s reached over 20 million people with the Gospel and a former barrister (attorney). In this interview, Nicky explains how and why he changed […]
9 Considerations for Reopening Your Church
Home > Blog > 9 Considerations for Reopening Your Church 9 Considerations for Reopening Your Church By Todd Adkins This season may not seem beautiful at the moment, but I believe we have a unique opportunity to see our ministries thrive today and in the days to come. Some of […]
5 Big Attitude Differences That Separate Growing Churches From Declining Churches
by Carey Nieuwhof: So what’s the difference between churches that grow and churches that decline? Well, there are many, but—crisis or no crisis—one of the biggest differences I see is in the attitude of the leaders. The leaders of growing churches almost always share a common attitude. So do the leaders of […]
When Your Church ReOpens, What Will Be Left and Who Will Still Come? Some Thoughts.
by Carey Nieuwhof: As churches slowly reopen their physical doors, church leaders are all asking the same question: who will still be around? It’s a great question. And not an easy one to answer. A lot of church leaders are nervous, uncertain and longing to get things back to something […]
Episode 490: Your Ministry Strategy for COVID-19 – Part 2
In Episode 490 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd continue to discuss how to develop a future strategy. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Ways to connect people to community How to develop a strategy that can grow with you Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches): “We don’t have to convince people […]
Rethinking Post-Coronavirus Ministry
Home > Blog > Rethinking Post-Coronavirus Ministry Rethinking Post-Coronavirus Ministry By Todd Adkins Now that we’ve found ourselves in a significant crisis, there are three big questions to consider: How do we do ministry during the crisis? What does it look like right after the crisis? Does […]
The Most Valuable Asset You Possess
The Most Valuable Asset You Possess .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: As I confessed in another recent devotional, I sometimes tend to be a know-it-all. In other words, I’m afraid of not having the answers, so I’m tempted to fake it and make something up if I can’t answer the question. […]