Author: Paul Alexander
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Top Posts of 2014 #6: “4 Indispensible Truths about the Art of Planning”
We’re almost half way there on our countdown of the Top 10 Posts from 2014! This one in particular is one I see churches struggle with frequently. And it doesn’t have to be that way! All of us have been in planning meetings before with a team that seemed to have had a break through…
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Top Posts of 2014 #7: “4 Reasons Why Churches become Insider Focused”
Another late addition to the top 10 posts of 2014 comes in at number 7. I wrote this at the beginning of December but it quickly became one of the most shared and most popular posts of the year! It’s rare that I ever come across a church that started off as an insider focused…
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Top Posts of 2014 #8: “How 2nd Chair Leaders Lead Up”
This post comes in at #8 in 2014, and rightly so. It applies to a majority of leaders in church-world, because the majority of leaders in church-world actually sit in a second chair role. In working with leaders around the country one of the most frequently asked questions that I hear is, “How do I…
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Top Posts of 2014 #9: “10 Things You Lose when your Church Grows”
We’re continuing to count down the top 10 posts of 2014! This post struck a nerve. When people talk about “church growth” the typical conversation is all about more people, more buildings, and more impact. However what no one is telling you is that when our churches grow, there are things we lose along the…
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Top Posts of 2014 #10: “What if Home Depot Functioned like a Church?”
For the next couple of days I’m going to be counting down the top 10 posts from 2014 here on Helping Churches Make Vision Real. These are the posts that generated the most traffic, comments, and were the most shared on social media. The most popular topics this year had to do with strategic planning,…