Revitalize and Replant

On this episode Dan Hurst welcomes Jim Eliff, founder and president of Christian Communicators Worldwide (CCW) to discuss how his house church network has designed their weekly meetings.

• What does a…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst celebrate their 200th episode and discuss some reasons that pastors need other pastors as prayer partners.

1. Many pastors have few prayer partners.
2. Only anoth…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss what they’re reading and have some book recommendations.

Mark Clifton’s Recommedations:

• The River of Doubt by Candice Millard
• Scripture-Guided Worsh…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss an article from Chuck Lawless about why churches get stuck.

1. Church leaders are not raising up new leaders.
2. The pastor may be feeling a tug toward so…

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss an article from Chuck Lawless about why churches get stuck.

1. Nobody is paying much attention to the numbers.
2. The church has outgrown the pastor’s lea…

Mark and Dan welcome Jim Elliff, founder and president of Christian Communicators Worldwide (CCW) to discuss how the observance of the Lord’s Supper can be more meaningful in the life of your church.

Mark Clifton, Mark Hallock, and Dan Hurst discuss some reasons that pastors must be patient when it comes to making change.

1. The best change takes place on the wings of persistent study and prayer.
2. M…

Mark Clifton, Dan Hurst, and Kyle Bueermann answer some listener questions on this episode.

Resources related to this episode:

• How can a solo pastor begin to identify and train leaders to help in th…

Mark Clifton, Dan Hurst, and Kyle Bueermann discuss some why it’s so painful when church leaders experience moral failure.

1. We never expect church leaders to fall.
2. We genuinely love our leaders.
3. We w…

Mark and Dan welcome Jim Eliff, founder and president of Christian Communicators Worldwide (CCW) to discuss how the observance of the Lord’s Supper can be more meaningful in the life of your church.

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Mark Clifton, Dan Hurst, and Kyle Bueermann discuss some reasons that visitors don’t come back to your church.

1. An unfriendly stand-and-greet time in the worship service.
2. Unfriendly church members.
3. U…

Mark Clifton, Dan Hurst, and Kyle Bueermann discuss what happens when churches become too busy.

1. Activities become synonymous with ministry.
2. Programs and ministries are added regularly, but few or no…

Mark Clifton, Dan Hurst, and Kyle Bueermann discuss what happens when church committees go off the rails in a church.

1. When there are almost more committees in the church constitution than there are …

Mark Clifton, Dan Hurst, and Kyle Bueermann discuss some reasons that church announcements don’t usually lead to church member involvement.

1. Folks aren’t listening to your announcements (or reading y…

Mark welcomes Bob Payne, a volunteer with Experiencing God ministries, to discuss Experiencing God weekends.

The Seven Realities of Experiencing God:

1. God is always at work around you.
2. God pursues a …

Mark Clifton, Dan Hurst, and Kyle Bueermann discuss some key insights that church consultants have gained from visiting churches.

1. Church websites are often outdated, boring…and useless.
2. Churches are…

Mark Clifton, Dan Hurst, and Kyle Bueermann discuss some ways to earn and keep trust in your church.

1. Display confidence, but never cockiness.
2. Follow through, which means you never over-commit.
3. To ea…

Mark Clifton, Dan Hurst, and Kyle Bueermann discuss the next five of ten “Church Diseases” from a fascinating article by Chuck Lawless about some afflictions that affect churches.

1. Community Disconne…

Mark Clifton, Dan Hurst, and Kyle Bueermann discuss the first five of ten “Church Diseases” from a  fascinating article by Chuck Lawless about some afflictions that affect churches.

1. Congregational M…