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Dealing with Gossip division gossip

Dealing with church gossip can be delicate, as it involves a community that often has strong bonds and personal relationships. Here are some tips on how to handle church gossip:

  1. Avoid gossiping yourself: Refrain from sharing or listening to gossip, even if it seems harmless or insignificant. Not...
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Bringing Vitality When Death Strikes a Pastor's Family death grieving loss

How do you bring vitality to loss in your pastor's family? That's a question most people do not ask. As a pastor, I have found myself always helping others, stepping into their difficult situations, and knowing what to do. But what happens when it happens to you? Everything changes. You find...

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Essential Steps in Leading Change in Church Revitalization change church revitalization leadership

Leading change in church revitalization is one of leadership's most challenging yet rewarding responsibilities. Whether you are leading a small team or an entire church, change is inevitable and essential for growth and progress. However, leading change requires careful planning, effective...

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TRANSITIONS AND CHURCH REVITALIZATION: Lessons We Can Learn from Tom Brady’s Retirement church revitalization football leadership transitions winning

Football is an excellent teaching tool for the Church and its leadership. I have said for many years “Sport speaks.” It speaks about transitions, pressures, training, plays, setbacks, comebacks, and tensions. It is no surprise to New Englanders that quarterback Tom Brady is...

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WHEN STAFF BECOME STUCK IN CHURCH REVITALIZATION church revitalization culture leadership staffing teamwork

Staffing issues in church revitalization can be frustrating. There are seasons when your
staff can become stuck and set in their ways and thinking. This can result in barriers that
stop the church from moving forward. Typically, when a new staff member joins a church
staff team, there is a sense of...

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Losing Your Family in Church Revitalization - Don't Do it! family kids leading
You don’t have to be a pastor to deploy these significant actions to fight the depression that may arise in your kids. However, you’re the new pastor on this new revitalization journey, but no one else is; especially your kids. In this new adventure, you may forget you are a husband...
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Communicating Well During the Holiday's communication holidays speaking
One of the hardest times of the year to communicate well with others is at the end of the year and the beginning of the next. We find ourselves in a busy speed zone where we are moving from one thing to the next. One thing that suffers the most is excellent engagement and communication with...
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10 Questions to Ask Before Considering a Church Merger merger warren bird wisdom

 

Has your church considered a merger? There is a growing movement toward both church revitalization and church mergers. Some churches feel as if it would be beneficial to merge with another church to have a more substantial kingdom impact. Here are ten critical questions to help you...
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6 Power-Personalities We All Deal With conflict control leadership power relationships
In church revitalization, power struggles are evident. Power struggles happen because of fear and threats to a territory or a throne. It can be a struggle when it comes to the existing people who are already in attendance.

We must be ready for power struggles in the church. Here are six types of...
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Seven Insights for Evaluating a Mission Statement culture mission vision
One of the most significant opportunities for a church during a challenging season is to reevaluate its mission statement.   Even a small tweak can bring about great peaks. Many outward-focused churches have used this time to ask some great questions about their organization and the...
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Six Scorecard Flips to Renewal carry on discipleship outreach renewal scorecard self care

There is no doubt ministry has shifted. This means the scorecard has as well. Churches find themselves in a fog, frustrated, trying to figure out a fresh way to worship again. In the past, we had standard scorecards that made leaders aware of how their organization or church was doing....

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Four Characteristics of Positive Church Members in Church Revitalization church members church revitalization culture team

Church members who try to sabotage efforts in a church revitalization are a threat to the Great Commission and are anti-Christ. These members can use their influence to thwart positive change, slowing down the revitalization process. In church revitalization, you will have people who do not want...

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