church health

I did not have to look far to find over 20 current examples of a dysfunctional church. In my quest, I found six recurring themes.

Karl Vaters joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to share how small church pastors can avoid some common misconceptions, leverage their congregations’ strengths, and help their people thrive.

It's not pleasant to perform an autopsy of a dead church. My friend from the church called to tell me the news. I took no pleasure in discovering that not only was my diagnosis correct, I had mostly gotten right all the signs of the impending death of the church.

A recent survey found a median church decline in attendance of 7% between 2015 and 2020. Here's why that's the case.

Everyone sees the problems with giving; here is a vision for some solutions.

In recent months, I have run across several people in dysfunctional churches and unhealthy organizations. The issue continues to grow and, although such organizations can actually do good, the harm they cause to many others is immeasurable.

Is your church congregation doing all right during the COVID-19 pandemic? Surprisingly, many are, despite the challenges faith leaders have been navigating.

I have some tough news for you who are members or leaders of about 100,000 churches in America.