Strategy2024-07-08T19:11:28-05:00

Articles on Strategy

Every church needs to have a strategy of how they want to do ministry. Foundational in deriving your strategy is your church’s culture and your place in the church universal in delivering the gospel to the lost. What is your ministry strategy?

3 Ways to Protect Kids for VBS

By |April 29th, 2025|

Simple screening, selection, and supervision tips that will keep your church's kids safer Summer is fast approaching and that means Vacation Bible School (VBS) is coming soon. Church and ministry leaders are already working [...]

Cultivating the Leader Heart of Jesus

By |April 24th, 2025|

For years I avoided reading or learning too much about leadership. The topic made me afraid … afraid to feel inadequate … to become overly ambitious … to feed my ego…to get stressed and [...]

The Secret of Jesus’ Easy Yoke

By |April 24th, 2025|

A ministry friend of mine was late for his appointment with me. He finally arrived breathless as he explained that 24 hours in a day just isn't enough! He was trying so hard to [...]

Leader Care Matters For Your Church

By |August 20th, 2024|

The fall of a leader is one of the greatest financial risks for a church. I’m not referring simply to headline-grabbing moral failures. Certainly, a breach of trust of that magnitude does tend to [...]

Facility Costs in a Church Merger

By |May 1st, 2024|

Hey Fletch … Our church is talking about merging with another church. We would be the lead and adopt their church. We are a setup/teardown church, and they have a paid-off building. I’m working [...]

Clear Priorities Drive Good Decisions

By |March 15th, 2024|

Your decisions create the story of your life. And while nobody plans to complicate their life with bad decisions, far too many people have no plan to make good decisions. Andy Stanley in Better [...]

Despondent over Lack of Fruit in Ministry

By |March 14th, 2024|

I’m no stranger to disillusionment in ministry. For 47 years I’ve served the Lord in a variety of roles: church staff member, seminar leader, Christian university professor, and writer. Not every position has panned [...]

Be the Unicorn

By |February 20th, 2024|

William will unpack his latest book, Be the Unicorn. The book addresses the questions of, How do I stand out? and How do I become irreplaceable? William bases the answers on his [...]

How to Build Strong Teams

By |January 9th, 2024|

Leading a team made up of diverse individuals is always a challenge. Balancing different work styles and approaches requires ongoing communication, empathy and flexibility. Successful leadership involves fostering an environment where team [...]

Talking to Visitors

By |November 30th, 2023|

Hey Fletch—We have a lot of people who visit our church but they don’t come back. We send out letters and emails to newcomers. Apparently these are not working. Any thoughts? Fletch—I stumbled on [...]