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Critical Questions as Members Return

Thom S. Rainer
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The Final COVID-19 Check Up. God’s people were designed to gather together. The desire for the church to gather will become stronger and more important as restrictions decrease and households become more confident to leave quarantine. Pastors and church leaders must address critical questions as members return. Do your church members feel confident in the...

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12 Marks of Bad Church Websites

Chuck Lawless
Church Answers Coach

When our church consulting teams hire “spies” to visit churches, we usually give them only the name and address of the church. We want them to see if the church has a website and if the website is actually attractive and helpful. Here are several problems our “spies” have found with websites.

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Five Reasons You Need to Get Back in the Habit of Church Attendance

Thom S. Rainer
Founder, CEO, & Lead Coach

The transition is moving forward. Every week more churches are beginning the process and stages of opening the doors of the church facilities for in-person services. Why is it important to get back in the habit of regular and faithful attendance? Why should those connected to a local congregation make a new commitment to attend as regularly as possible? Here are five reasons.

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It’s More than a Building

Mike Glenn
Church Answers Contributor

I’m sure there are times when selling a church facility makes sense for a congregation. Having said that, I will still admit it breaks my heart when I see a church facility for sale. There are still so many possibilities, so many people to reach. What if, after a thorough study of the changing demographics, a strategy could be put in place to reach the new communities?

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Podcast

Five Ways Your Church Facility Is a Tool for Ministry

June 2, 2020

Podcast Episode #645

You may have heard it a time or two; the church is the people, not the building. But today, we are talking about the building and five ways your church facility is a tool for ministry.

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Podcast

What If you Have to Move to Bi-vocational Status in the Post-Pandemic Era?

May 28, 2020

Podcast Episode #147

Church leaders have asked the question again and again. What happens if the budget cut you need to make is you? Thom and Kevin Ezell look at the positives of bi-vocational ministry in a post-pandemic era.

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