Everyone has a reason to resist change. The challenge as Change Apostles is to identify … [Read More...]
How To Overcome Resistance To Change
Everyone has a reason to resist change. The challenge as Change Apostles is to identify what that reason… [more]
TLCLL#5 – Church Process Mapping
In this lean lesson I illustrate the importance of mapping out a process. You will see a real example… [more]
7 Simple Steps To Being A More Productive Pastor
Are you Pastor or Church Leader who can’t seem to properly manage your time? If you are having problems… [more]
How To Survey Your Congregation Without Paying A Fortune To Do It
One of the best ways to determine how well your church is doing in actually meeting the needs and expectations… [more]
And The Winner Is…
Awhile back we ran a short online survey regarding church metrics. One lucky (I know - there is no… [more]
How To Manage Your Church Projects
Here at TheLeanChurch.com we're currently up to our eyebrows in the development of various projects… [more]
How To Structure Your Church Ministry
The following article is a recent publication from Rick Warren on Pastors.com. I love the church building… [more]
How To Prioritize Your Church Improvement Projects
As a general rule of thumb, most people attack those problems that give them the best "bang for the buck." … [more]
Changing Church Metrics
How you measure success? It's often a difficult question to answer. Regardless of the organization,… [more]
Simple Time Management With The Action Enabler
Today I'm releasing an exciting new online software exclusively for The Lean Church members. "The Action… [more]
Recent Articles
TLCLL#5 – Church Process Mapping
In this lean lesson I illustrate the importance of mapping out a process. You will … [Read More...]
7 Simple Steps To Being A More Productive Pastor
Are you Pastor or Church Leader who can’t seem to properly manage your time? … [Read More...]
Training Series
Change Apostles Module 5 – Project Management Essentials
Module 5 of the Change Apostles series has now been released. This is the last … [Read More...]
Change Apostles Module 4 – Communications Planning
Module 4 of the Change Apostles series has now been released. "Communications … [Read More...]
Change Apostles Module 3 – Stakeholder Analysis
Module 3 of the Change Apostles series has now been released. "Stakeholder Analysis" … [Read More...]
Lean Lessons
TLCLL#5 – Church Process Mapping
In this lean lesson I illustrate the importance of mapping out a process. You will see a real example of a process map prepared on part of the church assimilation process. There is one important take away in this lesson... no one person knows everything about the process. I hope you enjoy it. … [Read More...]
TLCLL#4 – Walk The Process
Process mapping is an effective way to understand how a particular process works. There are however, some important points to keep in mind when mapping a process. In this video I explain these points and highlight the usefulness of process mapping when problem solving in your church. I hope you find … [Read More...]
TLCLL#3 – Defining The Problem
In our last lesson I provided some guidance on the indicators of a wet monkey - a broken process per say. In this lesson I want to help you to get to the root cause of a problem so that (in a future lesson) you can develop solutions for it. In any process, you may have multiple problems that need … [Read More...]
TLCLL#2 – Indicators Of A Wet Monkey
In last week's TLC Lean Lesson, I told the story about the wet monkeys, and how it is a good analogy of what happens when companies get caught in the "thats the way we have always done it" syndrome. In this week's lesson I want to give you some useful tips that you can use to help you identify where those … [Read More...]
TLCLL#1 – Wet Monkeys
Nobody really likes to experience change, unless of course they are in a pit (but then perhaps God is at work and at that point change is a really good thing). Organizations must keep up with the changes in the environment around them. As our culture and society changes, so must our Church. … [Read More...]
Introduction To Lean
How To Overcome Resistance To Change
Everyone has a reason to resist change. The challenge as Change Apostles is to identify what that reason is and present the change in such a way that the stakeholder understands why the change is necessary and how it will benefit them. Stakeholders need to see that you understand their reluctance. … [Read More...]
How To Structure Your Church Ministry
The following article is a recent publication from Rick Warren on Pastors.com. I love the church building strategies that Rick teaches - one of my all time favourite books is The Purpose Driven Church. It is a must read for any church leader looking to develop a sound strategy for building a healthy … [Read More...]
Lean Church Fundamentals
We here at TheLeanChurch.com as actively working on providing new training materials, tools and lean templates to help you on your church process improvement initiatives. For those of you that are new to our site, we suggest you watch the video below as a starting point on your journey to a Lean … [Read More...]
5 Strategies Of A Lean Staffing Church
Last week Leadnet.org hosted a webinar on Lean Staffing for Churches. This webinar was hosted by Stephanie Plagens and featured guest speaker Warren Bird. Mr. Bird recently spearheaded a study on the topic of Lean Staffing in church organizations that produced some interesting observations. [private_Free] By … [Read More...]
