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1. 5 Reasons Churches Have an Incredible Window of Opportunity

As congregations return methodically to in-person services, something else will be taking place. It will be obvious to some churches; it will be more subtle to others. Simply stated, churches will have ...

Created on 24 June 2020

2. 10 Pieces of Good News From Churches During COVID-19 Pandemic

We have a continuous feedback loop from church leaders. Through Church Answers, social media, our podcast and our blog, we read thousands of comments each week. I am encouraged by some of the things I ...

Created on 14 April 2020

3. Look for These 7 Church Trends in 2020

Offering trends are a worthless exercise if they have no connection to reality. For over 15 years, I have suggested trends in churches that may become movements of reality. On an occasional basis, I review ...

Created on 30 December 2019

4. 11 Weak Reasons to Leave a Church

I know there are legitimate reasons for leaving a church (for example, the message is unbiblical, you've moved to another city, and so on), but too many people leave a church for the wrong reasons. Realizing ...

Created on 26 November 2019

5. Churches Are Overlooking This Huge Demographic to Their Own Detriment

Our churches did well in reaching the agrarian culture. We gave the farmers time to get the chores done and get to church by 11 a.m. Unfortunately, this culture began to wane around 1860 with the onset ...

Created on 07 October 2019

6. Churches Must Respond to These 7 Massive Changes

Last week in my webinar about retirement paths for pastors and church staff, I shared about the current collision of two major forces in the church: the significant increase in those headed toward retirement, ...

Created on 21 August 2019

7. 7 Warnings if Your Church Has Memorials

A few years ago, I wrote a book about churches that have died, Autopsy of a Deceased Church. The methodology was simple but revealing. I interviewed several church members representing several different ...

Created on 22 March 2019

8. Thom Rainer on SBC Scandal: This Is How Predators Got in Our Pulpits

The recent articles from the Houston Chronicle about sex abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) are convicting to me. What can I and others do better to prevent such abuse? How can we better serve, ...

Created on 18 February 2019

9. 20 Really Weird Criticisms Pastors Receive

Back by popular demand, here are the latest really weird criticisms pastors have received, with special thanks to the responses at Church Answers and on social media. "You didn't send me a thank-you note ...

Created on 28 December 2018

10. Why America's Churches Are at a Tipping Poin

"Tipping Point (noun): the critical point in a situation, process or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place." If current trajectories continue, American churches ...

Created on 04 December 2018

11. One Way You Can Help if Your Pastor Struggles With Depression

The suicide death of a young pastor is being felt throughout the world. Andrew Stoecklein, lead pastor of Inland Hills Church in California, left behind his wife, Kayla, and three young sons. I am the ...

Created on 06 September 2018

12. 5 Major Developments the Modern Church Will Soon Experience

I have a pretty good track record of seeing the future of churches in America. I hope I am not making such a statement out of arrogance or delusion. The reality is I am able to see some of the future developments ...

Created on 11 June 2018

13. Top 5 Reasons Mondays Are So Tough for You

"I resign from the church in my mind about 10 times a year. Every time, it has been on a Monday." That's a direct quote from a pastor at the Church Answers' forum. And I've heard similar quotes many times. ...

Created on 19 March 2018

14. Churches That Break Out in 2018 Will Carry These 4 Characteristics

Where will your church be in a year? Will it be unified, thriving and reaching its community for Christ? Or will it be divided, struggling and almost irrelevant to the community? I have a watchful eye ...

Created on 03 January 2018

15. 5 Scary Dangers of the Church Cartel

The pastor did not see it coming. Sure, there were some hints and signs, but nothing to prepare him for the meeting on Saturday with the personnel committee. He was told he needed to resign. There ...

Created on 14 November 2017

16. 9 Urgent Changes Churches Must Make or Die Out

It broke my heart. Another church closed. This church had unbelievable potential. Indeed, it had its own "glory days," but only for a season. But, 10 years ago, few would have predicted this church's closure. ...

Created on 29 March 2017

17. 15 Reasons You Don't Really Want Your Pastor Visiting Your Hous

I read the sad story recently of a church that fired its pastor because "he didn't visit the members enough." Granted, I don't know all the details about the situation, but I am not optimistic about the ...

Created on 12 September 2016

18. 10 Things You Need to Know About Generation Z

I doubt the generational name will stick, but for now we call them Generation Z. There was Gen X, then Gen Y (the millennials), and now Gen Z. Their birth years are 2001 to 2020. The oldest Gen Zer is ...

Created on 12 May 2016

19. 12 Really Weird Church Bylaws

Sometimes reading a church's bylaws is like taking a trip to the twilight zone. Some are lengthy, very lengthy. Some are irrelevant. Some are unreadable. And others are weird, really weird. Knowing that ...

Created on 03 May 2016

20. 10 Clear Signs Your Church Is Sick

There are certain metrics and issues physicians check when we go to the doctor. They want to check our blood pressure and temperature. They do blood tests to see if there are any warning signs. They are ...

Created on 03 March 2016