
How to Repeat Yourself Without Being Annoying
As a leader, you have to repeat yourself a lot. People are busy, distracted, overwhelmed, and worrying about a lot of other things. Whatever it is you want to communicate to them, you normally have to...
16 Nov 202230min

Invitations That Work
Are people ignoring your invitations to things? If so, there are really only four possible reasons. If you're tired of continually inviting people to participate more and go deeper, but it's only the ...
9 Nov 202225min

How's Your Church's Listening Skills?
The alarm clock went off at 3:30 am. And so began Peter Shankman's long, tiring, but very...very surprising work day. What happened next was a masterclass in one of the most important parts of every c...
2 Nov 202220min

Is There a Natural Size For a Church?
How big should a local church be? Can it be too big? Or too small? Is bigger always better? Or is there a size that's just right? In this episode, we'll discuss these questions, along with some of the...
19 Okt 202225min

Your Message Has Changed
Anyone who does ministry amidst the rapid technological changes of modernity has undoubtedly at some point heard something like the following: "It's not our message that needs to change, it's that we ...
12 Okt 202225min

Why Your Flock Can't Hear You
Have you ever been talking about something with a friend and then, later that day, you're browsing the internet and you start to see advertisements for that very thing you were just talking about? Was...
5 Okt 202221min

More Money For Your Church
In the age of Venmo, Apply Pay, and Paypal—where I can send money to somebody with a few clicks—why is it still so hard to give money to my church? Does your church require you to log in, download an ...
28 Sep 202227min



















