Church Tips – Growth Strategies for Pastors & Ministry Leaders

What's the magic formula? I mean, I've seen it happen where some churches have it. Others don't have it. What is it? Why is a pastor successful in one church and one city, moves to another one, and bombs completely? Well, we're going to talk about exactly that in this episode of Church Tips.

Read the full transcript, watch the video version, and discover more great resources here: https://leaders.church/podcast/047-cultures-of-growing-churches/

Have you ever felt stuck as a pastor? Just sort of going through life and not really able to figure out what to do to move the ministry forward? You try all kinds of things, but nothing seems to work. Well in today's episode, we're going to share three steps to becoming a better pastor. When you do these three things. It'll pave the way for the best days ever in ministry.

Read the full transcript, watch the video version, and discover more great resources here: https://leaders.church/podcast/046-3-steps-to-becoming-a-better-pastor/

So often, as pastors, it's go go go all the time. I mean, we moved from sermon prep, to preaching, to counseling appointment, to conflict management, not to mention all the other things that you do on a weekly basis. Ministry keeps on moving. But are you stopping long enough to take care of yourself? Well, in today's episode, we're going to look at four reasons why taking an inventory of yourself moves the church forward, and helps you actually do more and better ministry.

Read the full transcript, watch the video version, and discover more great resources here: https://leaders.church/podcast/045-4-reasons-why-taking-inventory-of-yourself-moves-the-church-forward/

Wouldn't you love it if everyone got your vision the way you get it? Now you have these millennials and Gen Z's coming along. How in the world do you communicate vision to them? Well, in this episode of Church Tips, we're going to talk about exactly that.

Read the full transcript, watch the video version, and discover more great resources here: https://leaders.church/podcast/044-how-to-communicate-vision-to-millennials-and-gen-z/

Have you ever looked at the energy that Millennials and Gen Z have at your church? Do you wish you could channel that energy into the change that you know needs to happen? Well, today we're going to talk about exactly that, how to help millennials champion change.

Read the full transcript, watch the video version, and discover more great resources here: https://leaders.church/podcast/043-how-to-help-millennials-and-gen-z-champion-change/

Show Notes:
Episode 1: https://leaders.church/podcast/5-reasons-change-hard/
Episode 5: https://leaders.church/podcast/005-9-steps-to-helping-people-buy-into-change-part-1/
Episode 6: https://leaders.church/podcast/006-9-steps-to-helping-people-buy-into-change-part-2/

Commitment. Wouldn't you love it if everyone in the church who said they would do something would actually do it? And then you talk about Millennials and Gen Z... I mean, for goodness sakes, how do you get them to stay committed? We're going to talk about exactly that in this episode of Church Tips.

Read the full transcript, watch the video version, and discover more great resources here: https://leaders.church/podcast/042-how-to-get-millennials-and-gen-z-to-stay-committed/

I'm in ministry and where in the world do I turn to for help? I mean, the risk of talking to someone about something deeply personal to me, and maybe even a failing of mine, is too risky. So maybe I'll just wing this on my own. Let me tell you, friend, I wouldn't do that. In fact, in this episode, we're going to talk to you exactly about how a pastor gets help and where they can turn for help.

Show Notes:
1.  The Hideaway Experience
https://intensives.com/
806-290-0055
Texas, Georgia, California
2. Emerge Ministries
https://emerge.org/
800-621-5207
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan
3. Family Legacy
https://www.familylegacycounseling.com/
515-727-1338
Iowa and Midwest
4. Hope Restored from Focus on the Family
https://hoperestored.focusonthefamily.com/
866-875-2915
Michigan, Georgia, Missouri

Read the full transcript, watch the video version, and discover more great resources here: https://leaders.church/podcast/041-where-does-a-pastor-go-for-personal-help/

COVID-19 happened and church attendance began to slip. Now what do we do? Here we are, months later, and it's still an issue. Well, in today's episode, we're going to talk about what to do when church attendance has slipped, how to respond, and ways you can move forward, despite the current reality.

Read the full transcript, watch the video version, and discover more great resources here: https://leaders.church/podcast/40-in-the-midst-of-covid-19-what-to-do-when-church-attendance-slips/

Do you remember where you were at when you first saw that guy or girl and you said yourself, "hmm, I could live the rest of my life with that one." Well what happens after years of ministry and marriage? Well in this episode, we're going to talk about how a pastor can keep a strong marriage relationship after years of ministry.

Read the full transcript, watch the video version, and discover more great resources here: https://leaders.church/podcast/039-6-best-practices-for-pastors-to-grow-the-relationship-with-their-spouse/

The ministry would be great if you didn't have to deal with crabby and uncooperative people, people who want to have conflict with you. Nobody loves conflict, but it's real in ministry, and if you've ever had to deal with it, stay tuned to this episode, and we're going to talk about that very subject.

Read the full transcript, watch the video version, and discover more great resources here: https://leaders.church/podcast/038-how-a-pastor-can-address-conflict-with-a-church-member/