by churchhires | Aug 6, 2016 | volunteers
it’s easy to expect too much About five years ago I sat in a meeting where we discussed a failing event. It was a Sunday evening family event, that we had hosted once a month for about five years and the attendance had started to decline. People had been there and...
by churchhires | Jul 24, 2016 | leadership
In a recent podcast episode, “reboot your small group strategy for the fall and finally make it awesome” we shared how a lot of churches might not have the most successful strategy in mind when it comes to their small groups. A typical small group focus is one where,...
by churchhires | Jul 8, 2016 | leadership
If you’ve been in church for any single calendar year, you know as well the rest of us that the summer season can mean quite the slump in attendance. It’s not uncommon for a church staff to do one hundred backflips on the side of the road to desperately attract...
by churchhires | Jul 1, 2016 | volunteers
it always comes back to people Any ministry leader with a thriving ministry will tell you how important volunteers are to making each and every experience “go.” You can have hundreds or thousands of people show up to an event. You can have the best lights and...
by churchhires | Jun 25, 2016 | next gen
First impressions are everything; this isn’t something new or mind blowing that I’m sharing with you. A lot of modern day churches have already stumbled upon the data that typical first-time guests have formed most of their opinions about your church in their first...
