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How much “Klout” does a church leader need?
There's a relatively new website out there called Klout.com. Heard of it? Klout actually measures your online influence. Your Klout score takes into account how much you post to Facebook, how often …January 23, 2012
| There's a relatively new website out there called Klout.com. Heard of it? Klout actually measures your online influence. Your Klout score takes into account how much you post to Facebook, how often you're retweeted on Twitter, how many people view … |
 | Churches want, and rightly so, for their extended communities to speak well of them. These days, a lot of time and money goes into promulgation of good PR about the local church—particularly the "humungo" local church. While all that is going … |
| When I was 8 years old, I won the Saline County Fair talent show in Michigan. My challenger was a bratty girl with a big stuffed animal singing "what's up pussycat". When it was my turn, I walked onto the stage and sang "The Grandmother Song". It … |
| You may think that worship in the Episcopalian church is mostly about ritual, but you'd be wrong—as it turns out! My wife and I have been honored by the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas to give several of its leaders an introductory glimpse at the … |
 | For nearly the past three decades, I have been studying the life cycle of churches. I continue to be amazed at how certain patterns play out repeatedly in most churches. Yet, I am also challenged to discern how churches can avoid the last two stages … |
 | Who doesn't like presents? Whether it's Christmas, a birthday or an unplanned, unexpected celebration, we all love to receive and open gifts. A recent survey of Christmas gifts discovered that the fruitcake was chosen by 31% of respondents as the … |
 | What's happening in the local church? American church statistics have reported [via Goodmanson]: In America, 3500 – 4000 churches close their doors each year Half of all churches last year did not add one new member through conversion growth … |
| No. Probably not. Mine either. Chances are you're not as funny as Modern Family. Or as topical as The Daily Show. Or as gripping as Mad Men. And why would you be? We're not in the entertainment business, we're in the God business. A sermon serves a … |
 | How do church leaders help people deal with challenges? Horticulturalists found that trees planted in more-receptive peat and then staked to prevent wind stress tend to grow their roots within the peat rather than extend them into the ground. In … |
| "Blah, blah, blah" - You. Ever get this creeping notion that your words aren't carrying the weight they used to? Maybe you need some new material. Maybe you need a vacation. Or maybe you've gotten stuck in the spin cycle. It's a tough cycle to break … |
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Selecting Locations For Additional Campuses
In recent years, a number of visionary church leaders have joined the multi-site revolution to expand the gospel's reach into different parts of their cities, their states, and even to other …Type: Case StudySponsored by: Leadership Network -
Rapid Growth Pastors on a Wild Ride
The overall church in America may not be experiencing overall numerical growth, but a small minority of churches are increasing at a rapid growth level—10% or more in attendance per year for at …Type: White PaperSponsored by: Leadership Network -
2010 Large Church Salary and Benefits Report
Our every-other-year salary survey profiles over 250 large churches (with an average weekend worship attendance of at least 1,000 adults and children) on compensation issues.Type: Special ReportSponsored by: Leadership Network -
A New Decade of Megachurches
The latest national survey of megachurches from Leadership Network and Hartford Institute for Religion Research reveals interesting dynamics related to growth, vitality and leadership. This fourth …Type: White PaperSponsored by: Leadership Network -
Church Unique Visual Summary
Church Unique was written to provide a new vision playbook for church leaders. Released in 2008, Church Unique has received an amazing response from pastors and church leadership teams of all sizes …Type: White PaperSponsored by: Auxano
