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VIDEO FOR YOUR CHURCH EASTER SERVICE
When putting together a video that powerfully moves people the most important element to that video is a great audio track. The following project demonstrates this principal with a simple looping background product available here combined with the “Sirius” track by Allan Parsons Project (avaialable from itunes) and a message on the Victory of the Cross of […]
8 REASONS MOST CHURCHES NEVER BREAK THE 200 ATTENDANCE MARK
Here are 8 reasons churches who want to grow end up staying small: 1. The pastor is the primary caregiver. Honestly, if you just push past this one issue, you will have made a ton of progress. When the pastor has to visit every sick person, do every wedding, funeral and make regular house calls, […]
HOW to avoid the 80/20 Church Failure?
One of the biggest problems facing the church is that a small number of people end up doing a large amount of the volunteer work. This could be summarized in the 80/20 rule, or the Pareto Principle, which suggests that 80% of the effects of an event come from 20% of the causes. When related […]
10 DENIALS of the DYING CHURCH
10 DANGERS OF DENIAL IN DYING CHURCHES The problems will only worsen. Future generations are forsaken. Leaders will have regrets. Churches will miss opportunities for solutions. There is no urgency for change. Maintenance ministries engender frustration and conflict. Churches in denial are usually disobedient. Many of these churches will tolerate open and flagrant sin. The […]
24toDouble: Church Growth By Follow UP
Pareto Principle for Christian Churches
Most of us have heard of the 80/20 rule, sometimes called the Pareto principle. It was named after its “inventor,” Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto who noticed about 20% of the peapods in his garden contained 80% of the peas. To put it more generally, it says that 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. […]
WHY 20% of the people do 80% of the church work?
This was originally published at The Biblical Recorder. We have all heard of the economic law labeled the Pareto Principle. According to Vilfredo Pareto, for many events, roughly 80 percent of the effects come from 20 percent of the causes. This principle has been applied to the fields of business, science, software and even criminology. […]
8 REASONS MOST CHURCHES NEVER BREAK THE 200 ATTENDANCE MARK
While social media and even traditional media are still preoccupied with mega churches and multi-site churches, the reality is that most churches in North America are quite small. The Barna group pegs the average Protestant church size in America at 89 adults. 60% of Protestant churches have less than 100 adults in attendance. Only 2% have […]
How to Calculate YOUR Church Seats
How to Calculate Seating Capacity for a Church Here are some ways you can calculate the seating capacity of your church, as well as some tips about how to make the seating arrangement from your calculations click with your unique space: 1. Safety DOES NOT equal comfort This is one of the most important things […]