Kyle and Matt discuss the need for church revitalization triage when serving churches in need of health––where do I start? What must I do first? Practicing triage will help you chart the course from first to next and beyond.

Article to consider: https://research.lifeway.com/2024/08/05/church-revitalization-triage-whats-the-first-step-to-save-a-declining-church/

Kyle and Matt discuss some strategies to become the humble pastor and why that's critically important as we lead and serve our churches.

Article: https://www.namb.net/church-replanting/resource/7-ways-to-practice-humility-in-your-leadership/

Kyle and Matt discuss some ways to leverage the back to school season for your church to give it a boost.

To Read: https://research.lifeway.com/2023/08/21/engaging-families-during-the-back-to-school-season/

Kyle and Matt realize life happens during the week, news takes place, and sometimes, that news is big enough that it can cause an elephant in the room when it comes to Sunday. How do we address them?

Kyle and Matt realize most churches tend to have a dip in attendance, and sometimes giving, during the dog days of summer. There are some ways you can avoid that, though, and they talk about it on this episode.

Kyle and Matt get together to discuss July 4th when it comes to worship gatherings.

Article: https://research.lifeway.com/2022/06/28/patriotic-displays-common-in-july-4th-worship-services/

Kyle and Matt discuss an incredibly timely and helpful article about locating, managing, and ultimately avoiding "ministry knots."

Article: https://research.lifeway.com/2024/06/25/five-symptoms-of-ministry-knots-in-your-church/

Kyle and Matt get together to discuss a few tips to help with time management for pastors in the trenches of ministry, especially normative-sized churches.

Article: https://research.lifeway.com/2024/06/14/3-simple-time-management-tips-for-pastors/

Kyle is nowhere to be found, so Matt grabs the mic for a quick word of encouragement to Southern Baptists who are heading to Indianapolis for #SBC24.

Kyle and Matt have many years of student ministry experience, though more recently as senior pastors. How do the latter (or even church members) support their students while they're away at youth camp?

Article: https://research.lifeway.com/2024/05/24/7-ways-to-support-your-group-when-theyre-at-camp/