How to Plan for the Upside and Downside of Giving
In my post “The Upside and Downside of Planning“, we talked about the need to have an Upside and a Downside Plan – in addition to your Annual Ministry Plan […]
The Upside and Downside of Planning
You spend a LOT of time putting together an Annual Ministry Plan for your church. By the time you’re done, you’re DONE. Right? But, you need a Plan B. And […]
5 Basic Steps to Protect Your Church’s Religious Freedom
An excerpt from an American Family Association book reads, In the culture, in the courts, even in casual conversation, it is increasingly obvious that we have lost sight of over […]
3 Back Door Ministry Metrics
Most churches do a good job at focusing on tracking growth in terms of how many and what %. For example, attendance grew by 10% last year. Our giving increased […]
How the New Overtime Regulations Impact Your Church
My desire is to keep church leaders informed of changes in law that impact the church. You’ve probably heard by now, but in case you haven’t, as it relates to […]
Thoughts at the Coffee Pot
On the way to the coffee machine the other day, I starting wondering if my readers think I am just about helping churches be more like a business. You know […]
Side Door Ministry Metrics: Giving
This is my last post in the Side Door Metrics series – The series about measuring the effectiveness of “Next Step” strategies and processes. (Where you want people to go […]
Side Door Ministry Metrics: Serving
We’re continuing the series of posts about using Non-Financial Metrics to assess the effectiveness of ministry. Thus far, we’ve talked about: How Metrics Can Help Your Church Front Door Metrics […]
Side Door Ministry Metrics: Small Groups
In my last post, we covered the 1st 2 Metrics in regards to Side Door Metrics. [See that post if you missed it]. Today, let’s start looking at the most […]
Side Door Ministry Metrics: Attendance & Decisions
Today on the Blog, we’re continuing a series of posts on metrics for the church. In my last post we talked about 6 Front Door Metrics [See that post here]. […]