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If you have wanted to see a SWOT analysis in action, this episode is for you. In this episode, Pastor Matt and I sit down and perform a SWOT analysis evaluating his prayer team. We walk step by step through the analysis and reveal what his next steps are to move his team to the next level.   

For more insight into using SWOT for Church Effectiveness, check out these other two videos: 

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Your volunteers are the backbone of your ministry and the key to creating margin in your time to focus on the things only you can do. However, it is one of the hardest things to do in ministry: keeping volunteers.  In this episode, I want to show you 4 ways you can keep your volunteers by outserving them. Do these four things and you will see an increase in volunteer retention, an increase in volunteer recruitment, and a volunteer culture that is self-sustaining.

Your volunteers are the backbone of your ministry and the key to creating margin in your time to focus on the things only you can do. However, it is one of the hardest things to do in ministry: keeping volunteers. 

In this episode, I want to show you 4 ways you can keep your volunteers by outserving them. Do these four things and you will see an increase in volunteer retention, an increase in volunteer recruitment, and a volunteer culture that is self-sustaining. 

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Do you want your congregants to engage with your sermon more throughout the week? This helps them understand their Bibles more and grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus. 

In this episode, I am going to talk about providing a devotional experience for your congregations and give you 4 ways to increase engagement with your sermon throughout the week.

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Should you shut down that ministry? Should you funnel more resources into it? Is there a new ministry opportunity you need to take advantage of and add it to your faith community? 

This tool is a great way to know what the next step is...or isn't...to make sure you don't waste resources, and time, and serve your congregation more effectively. 

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Do you want to know what the future of the church looks like? Of course, you do...we all do. Which is why we have been talking lately about the future of the church and how you can get a better picture of where the church is headed. 

You have done your horizon scan, you have identified trends, and you have analyzed them. Now what? How is all of this useful and what are you supposed to do with it now? 

In this episode, we are going to look at scenario planning and how you can take your trend analysis from your horizon scan and start building probable futures that you can begin to act on and develop strategies for. It is simple and it can be a lot of fun as you create these scenarios. 

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Do you wish your congregation received more from your sermons? 

Do you wish your sermons grabbed attention more? 

Do you just wish your congregants would stay awake and off their phones? 

Well, in this episode, I want to show you 4 Upgrades to your sermon that will make it more engaging so your congregants will not only stay away, but will learn more about the scriptures and go deeper in their relationship with Jesus. 

This episode is part of a series exploring the issue of Biblical Illiteracy. Find the other episodes here:

MH156 4 Keys to Stronger Biblical Foundation in Church 

Are small groups a viable ministry tool for discipleship? 

Small groups are a widely used ministry tool in churches all across the country. Though they are an incredible choice to engage your community and build relationships, it has become clear in recent years that they are not the best option for discipleship. At least that is what I think. :) 

In this episode, Matt takes issue with my stance and pushes back a bit that small groups can be a viable discipleship approach. Check out the debate and let's see where we land in the end. 

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The future for your church is coming. Are you ready for it? Do you even know what you are looking for? If not, that's ok because most of us don't. Well, it is time to begin to look into the future and get a better understanding of what you are looking for. 

In this episode, we are going to continue looking at how you can future-proof your church and get ready for whatever is coming. I want to show you how you can begin horizon scanning and identifying trends that are going to shape your church and the way you do ministry in 5, 10, 15 years. 

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If your congregation is like most in this country, they lack a strong biblical foundation. There are lots of factors that have contributed to this decline in our faithful Christians sitting in our pews each week. Despite the many factors, there is one sermon secret that you can implement that will begin to turn this trend around and deepen the biblical foundation in your church community. 

In this episode, we discuss four reasons why preaching expository sermons are the most effective approach to sermon preparation, and the impact it has on your congregation and their biblical foundation. 

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