Advertise with Googlier.com The Strategic Church https://albiston.com Church Vitalization Tue, 27 Oct 2020 14:35:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/albiston.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-2016-logo-spot.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 The Strategic Church https://albiston.com 32 32 17166038 5 Ways Visitors Find Your Church https://albiston.com/5-ways-visitors-find-your-church/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:08:00 +0000 http://albiston.com/?p=59 Before anyone can join your church they have to visit it.  Before anyone can visit your church, they have to know that it exists.  Pretty simple.  These days there are 5 basic ways people find out that your church exists.  The good news is that all 5 ways can be improved and maximized to dramatically …

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The post 5 Ways Visitors Find Your Church first appeared on The Strategic Church.]]> 59 6 Seating Strategies to Add Energy to Your Church https://albiston.com/6-seating-strategies-to-add-energy-to-your-church/ Sun, 23 Sep 2018 02:01:30 +0000 http://albiston.com/?p=7000 Think about the last time you were part of a roaring crowd at a concert or the big game.  Do you remember the energy in the room?  How you cheered and shouted more boldly than you would ever do in “polite company”?  Do you remember how you felt this strange connection to everyone around you? …

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The post 6 Seating Strategies to Add Energy to Your Church first appeared on The Strategic Church.]]> 7000 5 Reasons to Toss Your Music Stands https://albiston.com/5-reasons-to-toss-your-music-stands/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 04:32:02 +0000 http://albiston.com/?p=6989 Guest post by Tim Tribble   Imagine for a moment that you are walking into a church for the first time. As the service nears commencing you notice the band come out, shuffle their lyrics and sheet music on their music stands and pose as a well rehearsed unit. Meanwhile, you notice mid first song …

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The post 5 Reasons to Toss Your Music Stands first appeared on The Strategic Church.]]> 6989 The Secret to Success – How to Grow Your Church https://albiston.com/the-secret-to-success-how-to-grow-your-church/ Thu, 14 Sep 2017 19:50:34 +0000 http://albiston.com/?p=6975   The Pastor’s Problem “Theories are good, but proof is better.” I spent nine years of my life getting a post-secondary education.  I attended one of the best seminaries in the world and received fine scholarly instruction.  However, when I graduated, I soon discovered that I didn’t really know how to do my job. I …

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The post The Secret to Success – How to Grow Your Church first appeared on The Strategic Church.]]> 6975 Churches of the Living Dead: 6 Silver Bullets to Fight the Zombie Horde https://albiston.com/churches-of-the-living-dead-6-silver-bullets-to-fight-the-zombie-horde/ Sat, 12 Nov 2016 06:24:52 +0000 http://albiston.com/?p=6909 By John Albiston Have you ever seen churches of the living dead?  From a distance they almost look like the living – they move and shuffle about and even occasionally moan and make some noise.  But up close you’ll see they have no vision, no passion, no plan, and definitely no new life.  Unlike the …

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The post Churches of the Living Dead: 6 Silver Bullets to Fight the Zombie Horde first appeared on The Strategic Church.]]> 6909 Everything You’ve Heard About The History of Halloween is Wrong https://albiston.com/everything-youve-heard-about-the-history-of-halloween-is-wrong/ Sun, 30 Oct 2016 02:48:34 +0000 http://albiston.com/?p=6899 By John Albiston This year just about every newspaper, TV station, and news magazine will tell you the same story about the origin of Halloween.  Online know-it-all blogs and YouTube channels will chime in as well – even the website of the Smithsonian will tell you that Halloween was based on an ancient Celtic festival …

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The post Everything You’ve Heard About The History of Halloween is Wrong first appeared on The Strategic Church.]]> 6899 3 Ways Love will Improve your Preaching https://albiston.com/3-ways-love-will-improve-your-preaching/ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 19:17:11 +0000 http://albiston.com/?p=6883 By John Albiston (How to improve your preaching.  Part 1) Why Love? “You must love the people you’re speaking to.” Print that out and tape it to your desk.  Nothing, literally nothing, will have a greater impact on the power of your preaching than that. Time after time I’ve listened to pastors who preach like …

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The post 3 Ways Love will Improve your Preaching first appeared on The Strategic Church.]]> 6883 3 Valiant Motives to Volunteer https://albiston.com/3-valiant-motives-to-volunteer/ Thu, 26 May 2016 20:47:46 +0000 http://albiston.com/?p=6869 By John Albiston Everyone wants a heroic team of volunteers that can take any hill, endure any hardship, and face any threat.  What separates the victors from the vanquished?  Heart. The truth is that anyone who volunteers will have many motivations to do so.  Some motives will be wholesome – some will be harmful.  Previously …

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The post 3 Valiant Motives to Volunteer first appeared on The Strategic Church.]]> 6869 5 Keys to Creating a Culture Unchurched People Love to Attend https://albiston.com/5-keys-to-creating-a-culture-unchurched-people-love-to-attend/ Mon, 16 May 2016 06:32:39 +0000 http://albiston.com/?p=6793 By Jennifer Tribble These are a few helpful keys we implemented to create churches unchurched people love to attend. Hope they help you too! The Message Before the Message: All our church environments communicate something. From the parking lot to the stage – everything matters if we want to be great. Culture has the unique …

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The post 5 Keys to Creating a Culture Unchurched People Love to Attend first appeared on The Strategic Church.]]> 6793 Guarding our Culture Code https://albiston.com/guarding-our-culture-code/ Sun, 15 May 2016 00:03:06 +0000 http://albiston.com/?p=6791 By Jennifer Tribble CULTURE. Every church and organization, whether you know it or not, has a culture.  It’s the heartbeat of your ministry- everything flows from it.  Culture consists of the intangibles of what is experienced through the people, environments, and values that your church has internalized and carried. You may have heard the old …

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