Tag: Growing Churches
5 Truths About Growth and Scale That Frustrate Most Leaders
by Carey Nieuwhof: Every leader I know hopes their church or organization grows. The challenge is that few are prepared for what happens when it does. As strange as it seems, most of us think growth will be easy—that when everything is up and to the right, all problems and stresses […]
5 Tell-Tale Signs Your Church Is Geared to Insiders, Not Outsiders
by Carey Nieuwhof: Pretty much every church leader I talk to says they long to reach their community. After all, the church is one of the only missions on the planet that exists for the sake of its non-members. But there’s a strange tension to which leaders are often blind: as […]
5 Things Millennials Are Looking For In a Church
by Carey Nieuwhof: One of the questions almost every church leader I know is asking is “How do we reach Millennials?”—that demographic of young adults now in their mid-twenties to age 40. It’s a great question. They’re hardly kids anymore. They’re today’s adults. And many churches have missed them altogether. One of the […]
7 Growth Challenges Every Leader Faces (And How to Overcome Them)
by Carey Nieuwhof: Ever think that growth will solve all your problems? It’s tempting to believe that. I know, because I still fall into that line of thinking unless I stop myself. I’d be the first to admit that I’d rather be part of something that’s growing than something that’s […]
5 Signs Your Church Isn’t Ready For the Future
by Carey Nieuwhof: It’s a tough question to answer: so, is your church ready for the future? A lot of the time, I’m afraid the answer is no. Culture is changing so rapidly that’s it’s hard for anyone to keep up. Ask people what’s changing faster, the culture or the church, […]
7 Things That Will Drive Future Church Growth
by Carey Nieuwhof: You got into church leadership because you wanted to introduce people to Jesus. That’s pretty much how all of us begin, isn’t it? And yet every year, it seems to get harder to reach people. It’s not for lack of effort. Most church leaders try hard, pray hard […]
7 Ways to Build Teams of Great Leaders (When You Feel Like Your Team Is Lacking)
by Carey Nieuwhof: Ever done this: looked at other churches and organizations and thought to yourself “I wish I had their leaders?” And then you look around your church and think…”But I don’t have leaders like that. And I have no idea how to get a great team to take us […]
Why Most Churches That Start Small…Stay Small
by Carey Nieuwhof: So…you want your church to grow, right? When I ask ministry leaders whether they want to see growth, almost every leader I’ve ever talked to says yes. Sure…there are some house church movements that want to stay small. And some long time or xenophobic churches have lost their appetite […]
3 Ways Almost Every Church Gets Stuck
by Carey Nieuwhof: At some point, almost every church gets stuck. If yours isn’t stuck right now, just wait a while. Every church and organization gets stuck at some point. Usually, churches get stuck because what was working stopped working, When that happens, leaders aren’t sure what to do. While figuring that out […]
9 Fresh Approaches to Innovation That Can Change Everything
by Carey Nieuwhof: So you think of yourself as an innovative leader. You just wish your church or the organization you’re a part of valued innovation more. How do you change the innovation game where you work? I was recently at a two-day event in Silicon Valley that featured speakers […]