The Church Growth Network, founded in 1987, provides a wide range of professional consulting services for churches. Our firm is particularly well-versed in church analysis, strategic planning, staffing, breaking size barriers, coaching of church planters, and generational change issues.
During World War I, Winston Churchill was appointed to head Great Britain’s Ministry of Munitions, which employed over twelve thousand workers spread out in fifty departments. The Ministry wasn’t producing enough munitions to support the war effort, but Churchill quickly turned the ministry around by developing a strategic focus. What did he actually do?
Read MoreRobert Knegel in his book, If It Ain’t Broke? Break It!, shares, “Pardon the grammar, but if it ain’t broke today, it will be tomorrow. Today’s innovations are tomorrow’s antiques.” That’s easy for a businessman to say, but pastors in a local church must handle the criticism which results from “breaking” old forms of ministry in order to use new ones.
Read MoreHow do you lead your church to adopt a new model of ministry? Take the time to consider the following questions before you stir up church leaders and members of the congregation with dreams of a new future.
Read MoreCan your church live to be 100 AND be healthy? Compare your church with the secrets of healthy centenarians to find some clues on doing so.
Read MoreAre you frightened by change? Do you feel things are changing too fast? Do you wish things would slow down? Security lies in focusing on those things that do not change: God’s Word, God’s love, and God’s purpose. How can you change your focus this week?
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