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How much “Klout” does a church leader need?
There's a relatively new website out there called Klout.com. Heard of it? Klout actually measures your online influence. Your Klout score takes into account how much you post to Facebook, how often …January 23, 2012
| There's a relatively new website out there called Klout.com. Heard of it? Klout actually measures your online influence. Your Klout score takes into account how much you post to Facebook, how often you're retweeted on Twitter, how many people view … |
 | Churches want, and rightly so, for their extended communities to speak well of them. These days, a lot of time and money goes into promulgation of good PR about the local church—particularly the "humungo" local church. While all that is going … |
| When I was 8 years old, I won the Saline County Fair talent show in Michigan. My challenger was a bratty girl with a big stuffed animal singing "what's up pussycat". When it was my turn, I walked onto the stage and sang "The Grandmother Song". It … |
| You may think that worship in the Episcopalian church is mostly about ritual, but you'd be wrong—as it turns out! My wife and I have been honored by the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas to give several of its leaders an introductory glimpse at the … |
 | For nearly the past three decades, I have been studying the life cycle of churches. I continue to be amazed at how certain patterns play out repeatedly in most churches. Yet, I am also challenged to discern how churches can avoid the last two stages … |
 | Who doesn't like presents? Whether it's Christmas, a birthday or an unplanned, unexpected celebration, we all love to receive and open gifts. A recent survey of Christmas gifts discovered that the fruitcake was chosen by 31% of respondents as the … |
 | What's happening in the local church? American church statistics have reported [via Goodmanson]: In America, 3500 – 4000 churches close their doors each year Half of all churches last year did not add one new member through conversion growth … |
| No. Probably not. Mine either. Chances are you're not as funny as Modern Family. Or as topical as The Daily Show. Or as gripping as Mad Men. And why would you be? We're not in the entertainment business, we're in the God business. A sermon serves a … |
 | How do church leaders help people deal with challenges? Horticulturalists found that trees planted in more-receptive peat and then staked to prevent wind stress tend to grow their roots within the peat rather than extend them into the ground. In … |
| "Blah, blah, blah" - You. Ever get this creeping notion that your words aren't carrying the weight they used to? Maybe you need some new material. Maybe you need a vacation. Or maybe you've gotten stuck in the spin cycle. It's a tough cycle to break … |
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Dimes vs. Dollars
In the church world, one important issue that often times goes unaddressed on a regular basis is the preventive maintenance of the facilities God has blessed us with and asked us to steward.Type: White PaperSponsored by: Cool Solutions Group -
Church Facilities Management: The Facts
The facts tied to facilities management, cost of ownership, and cost of operation associated with ministry facilities.Type: White PaperSponsored by: Cool Solutions Group -
Church Health Survey Questionnaire
The Church Health Survey aims at helping you discern strengths, weaknesses, attitudes and perceptions in your church.Type: White PaperSponsored by: ChurchCentral.com -
Breaking Through Growth Barriers In New Churches
One of the most critical areas in church planting is leadership. A church planter must grow, change and develop his or her leadership style in order to take a church to the next level.Type: Case StudySponsored by: Leadership Network -
Changes in American Megachurches
Megachurches – Protestant congregations that draw 2,000 or more adults and children in a typical weekend (attendance not membership) – show considerable consistency over the past eight …Type: ResearchSponsored by: Leadership Network
