Conference

Three Reasons to Attend the ReachKeep Conference

Making plans to upgrade and improve your outreach to the community? Taking time to learn from others is a wise choice. ReachKeep.com is a unique training resource that is dedicated to providing innovative ideas and training solutions to local churches world-wide. Here are a few reasons you need to register today at one of the

Circling Fish

Out here in the Rocky Mountain West, many of our Rainbow trout have been stricken with a disease that makes them go round and round and chase their tail.  This illness, called Whirling Disease, affects their survival rate in that they become easy pickings for predators while they are doing their never ending circles.  While

The Walmart Church Questions

If you are looking for an effective way to reach and keep parents with young kids, here is a simple tip: Like them.  It doesn’t take a genius to figure that we place high value on things we like.  The “liked” item get special attention, special talk, special interaction and care. And that’s how Walmart

Think Walmart

Are you trying to reach and keep those young families you see all around town?  Are you wondering as to why they don’t seem attracted to church anymore? Here is a thought. Parents of young children were born and/or raised in the 1980s. Their time of growing up came at the same time as the

How do I Get More Young Families?

The ReachKeep Conference answer the question that is in the mind of many church leaders, “How do I get young families to come to my church?” Ministry presents many problems to leadership. Effective leaders solve those problems. Leaders know, moving ahead with organizational goals is the required outcome, but unfortunately when leading a church or

Making Church Young Again

Our churches are aging. Quickly! School kids, once gone, seldom return. Young families attending church regularly are few and far between. Burdened grandparents bring their grandchildren to a building and program that is senior friendly and child adverse. More churches are building ramps for wheelchairs and elevators than are expanding the nursery and kids areas.

Day One: 2013

On the first day of 2013, I am dedicating my time to creating younger churches. Here is why: Our churches are aging quickly. Our children need the element of a local church in their life. Younger church have more evangelist energy and zeal. Is your church out of balance in regards to age?  Attend the