Articles for Outreach & Missions

How to Implement a Healthy Discipleship Process

"There are five questions that must be answered by every church’s leadership about their discipleship strategy."

6 Reasons People Leave Your Church

If you understand why people leave your church, it’ll help you to have better retention. So, what are some reasons that people leave your church?

Five Things Clear Core Values Can Really Do for You

Clear core values give you the cover to say, “No…that’s not us…that doesn’t fit.”

How to Have a Better Website in One Cup of Coffee

In about the time you can finish your morning cup of coffee, there are some universally-effective things you can do to have a better website. Here are five tips to enhance your church’s website.

Beware Offense and Bitterness

It doesn’t matter who we’re leading in the different seasons of our lives, there will always be opportunities for offense and bitterness to creep...

3 Relationships That Keep First Time Guests Attending Your Church

Being intentional about connecting first time guests to folks in your church that fit these three categories will exponentially increase the likelihood that they’ll stick around.

The Least of These: A Guide To Practicing a Faith Without Margins

There are four key practices, based on biblical principles, that can help us better show God’s love to “the least of these.” Ask these questions to move yourself and your church toward concrete action in this area.

Hearing God’s Voice – The Key to Knowing God’s Will

If you have a willing heart, the kind of heart that is humbly open to the Father's voice, I offer these suggestions for getting to know God’s will: