Deliberate Outreach Strategy Leads to Growth
Worship attendance at Gardendale-Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church in Gardendale, Alabama, has increased more than 5 percent each year since 1999. One reason for the increase is three different worship…
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Worship Game Changers
…attendance. Worship design will never be able to get on the right track unless it answers this fundamental question. Church leaders have been so preoccupied with how to worship that…
Should We Go From Two Worship Services to One?
…of “occasional” combined services raises issues of its own. If the combined services are around “special” occasions, then there will of course be more attendance and energy. This added energy…
Community Outreach Essential to Launch New Worship Site
…happen by accident. The goal was to have 300 people for the big Launch Sunday service, and we had 399. Regular attendance started at about 160, climbed to 220 in…
New Life for a 100-year-old Church
…yet nothing changed. I began with a positive attitude. I was consumed with a passion for renewal. Average attendance was 56, and the average age over 65. With no children…
Making Church Matter for Youth
…variables, including regular church attendance, are major determinates of whether young persons will stay active in church after leaving home. Successful youth ministries must enlist parents as key allies, educating…
Getting Your Congregation’s Story Right
…story. With hundreds in attendance, multiple programs, and growing staff, it is nonetheless possible to live out of weakness as a story is told of community needs too large for…
Review of Myth of the 200 Barrier: How to Lead Through Transitional Growth
…of the 200 Barrier: How to Lead through Transitional Growth, provides insight into the tensions that occur when attempting to grow a small family-size church with an Average Sunday Attendance…
Keeping Campus Ministry Graduates Connected to Church
…the weekend at a moment’s notice, they gravitate toward communities that place few expectations on their attendance but welcome them when they are present. For too long, too many congregations…
A Love Letter to a Closed Church
…article is used by permission. The church referenced and pictured is Porter Memorial Baptist Church (October 24, 1924 – May 25, 2014), Columbus, Georgia. Related Resources: Overflow: Increase Worship Attendance…
