I suspect if someone were to take a poll on how much people in various careers are trusted by others, television evangelists would fall near the bottom, somewhere between used car … read more

You cannot plan a move of God. Can you? You have probably heard that statement as many times in your life as I have.  You may be thinking that as an "Experiences Pastor," I… read more

The numbers are simply against a good portion of our small North American congregations. North American Protestantism has always been a small-church experience. While most of the… read more

Yesterday, one of the really solid pastors that I am fortunate enough to work with called me. The conversation went something like this, “Clif, we just got updated numbers… read more

Nobody likes stale preaching. Nobody. Pastors who pluck the same sermons from their files year after year fret over the relevance of their material. Congregations sense when old… read more

Growing churches inevitably face space constraints. With growth comes the dilemma to build or not to build, where to build, and what to build. This is when we must honestly… read more