Which Hat Do you Wear?

leader of
connections
ministry

leader of
small groups
ministry

leader of
children's
ministry

leader of
students
ministry

leader of
missions & outreach
ministry

leader of
discipleship
ministry

leader of
volunteer
ministry

executive
pastor

multi-site
Campus Pastor

Administrative
support

Leader of
Finance & Generosity

Communications

Facilities
Management

Every church rises and falls on the backs of leaders, and every leader has one or more roles to play. Each of these roles represents those we get to support and encourage with our software, coaching, and tribes. We have organized the content on this blog so you can easily find what is most relevant to the leadership you provide to your church. You will be happy to know most of our people have actually served in one or more of these roles as well. They can write about this stuff because they have actually lived it!

How is your guest follow-up going?

See if this sounds familiar. A new family shows up at your church, fills out the new visitor card, and never shows up again. You decide to dig a little deeper and learn that, despite their proactive effort to connect, they never heard a word from anyone at your church ... and now they’re gone!

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How to define and measure every level of member engagement


We believe you can’t manage what you don’t measure. You know we believe the information contained within your church membership system is absolutely mission critical. It’s data that provides a window into the lives and discipleship journeys of individual members and the church community as a whole.

Unfortunately, many church leaders feel this thinking doesn't belong in the local church. They believe it is the Holy Spirit’s job to get more people in the door and keep more people staying than leaving. They believe that, through relationship alone, they can make more disciples.

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Build community with guests before converting them

When was the last time you made a significant purchasing decision — bought a house, purchased a car, made a large investment? Was your salesperson more focused on converting the sale than building a relationship? No one likes that!

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