How to Make Church Growth Happen with Kevin Geer
Many strategies work well for each church, and with some effort and planning, you can implement any of them. Knowing which methods work best for your specific needs will require some trial and error (and potentially some hard work), but hopefully, this episode will give you a place to start!
Listen on your favorite podcast app:
How to Make Church Growth Happen
For many people, the idea of church growth sounds like a pipe dream. They think it's something that happens by chance or only when God allows it.
But guess what? Church growth is actually quite simple: Reach more people and disciple them. The problem is that this formula doesn't just magically happen on its own—you have to work to make it happen. And it's not always an easy process.
If you're going through the motions every week without making any sort of progress, maybe it's time to make a few tweaks to your current strategy or look into some new ideas that might help get your church growing again.
There are many different ways to approach the process of growing your church; however, there are just as many different opinions about what works best for each organization. Some ideas may seem counterintuitive at first glance but actually produce amazing results once appropriately implemented.
Canvas Church in Kalispell, Montana, is an excellent example of how churches can grow through an intentional, strategic, and sustainable approach to making their community and church bigger and better.
If you're interested in how they did it, you will absolutely want to listen to Kevin Geer, lead pastor of Canvas Church, share how they attained this phenomenal growth. Now that they've seen success with this model, he wanted to share some of their top tips with you so that you can do something similar!
“We're working so hard to keep 99 people happy, but we lose the one. And there's more joy in heaven over the one.”
- Kevin Geer
Kevin has served in various ministry roles, including the Northwest Ministry Network leadership team, staff pastor, and adjunct professor at Northwest University. In 2012, Kevin became Lead Pastor at Canvas Church in Kalispell Montana. Since then, Canvas has gone through many changes and has grown from under 500 with one campus to over 4000 with five campuses.
Many strategies work well for each church, and with some effort and planning, you can implement any of them. Knowing which methods work best for your specific needs will require some trial and error (and potentially some hard work), but hopefully, this episode will give you a place to start!
By the end of this episode, you will learn:
- Proven strategies for effective church growth
- How they grew their church from 500 to over 4000 members
- How to revitalize a church
- The ways churches can be more welcoming
- How to connect with and reach the millennials
- How to restructure your church for maximum effectiveness
- Ways to build a healthy staff culture
- How to make the gift of each member count for church growth
Resources Mentioned:
Know more about Canvas Church: canvas.church/kalispell
Follow Kevin on Twitter: @lifengeer
Listen to Kevin’s podcast: lifengeer.com
Other Episodes You May be Interested In:
The Secret to Church Revitalization with Cody Evans
How to Attract Millennials to Church with Tony Fernandez
Create a Culture of Belonging with Willie Dwayne Francois III
Here’s a glance at this episode…
[12:09] When you're leading change, one of the things that you have to talk about the most is what is not changing, right? Because change is fearful.
[14:43] We believe that the mission is more important than people's feelings, or emotions, or agendas. So we'll offend you for the sake of Jesus.
[15:10] We're going to be a church that gears to the young and leans into the wisdom of the wise.
[17:25] For the body of Christ, our goal is to bring joy to heaven. It's not that Jesus didn't care about the 99. He just knew they will never reach their discipleship,
maximum potential if they were not focused on reaching the one. And that's who we are as a church.
[24:30] I also didn't chase down people who were upset. We just kept moving on and just focused on the mission.
[35:12] Here's how we define leadership to make the wisest decision with the information you have right now.
[35:30] If you don't have structure, then your flexibility is chaos. So you do need structure. But we have just enough structure; we always keep it thin so that we can flex and do what we need to do at the moment to achieve the greatest return.
[38:05] Boldness really comes out of humility because boldness without humility is arrogance. And so we really, in a loving, humble way, are trying to be bold with biblical truth that sets people free.
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Listen on your favorite podcast app:
How to Make Church Growth Happen
For many people, the idea of church growth sounds like a pipe dream. They think it's something that happens by chance or only when God allows it.
But guess what? Church growth is actually quite simple: Reach more people and disciple them. The problem is that this formula doesn't just magically happen on its own—you have to work to make it happen. And it's not always an easy process.
If you're going through the motions every week without making any sort of progress, maybe it's time to make a few tweaks to your current strategy or look into some new ideas that might help get your church growing again.
There are many different ways to approach the process of growing your church; however, there are just as many different opinions about what works best for each organization. Some ideas may seem counterintuitive at first glance but actually produce amazing results once appropriately implemented.
Canvas Church in Kalispell, Montana, is an excellent example of how churches can grow through an intentional, strategic, and sustainable approach to making their community and church bigger and better.
If you're interested in how they did it, you will absolutely want to listen to Kevin Geer, lead pastor of Canvas Church, share how they attained this phenomenal growth. Now that they've seen success with this model, he wanted to share some of their top tips with you so that you can do something similar!
“We're working so hard to keep 99 people happy, but we lose the one. And there's more joy in heaven over the one.”
- Kevin Geer
Kevin has served in various ministry roles, including the Northwest Ministry Network leadership team, staff pastor, and adjunct professor at Northwest University. In 2012, Kevin became Lead Pastor at Canvas Church in Kalispell Montana. Since then, Canvas has gone through many changes and has grown from under 500 with one campus to over 4000 with five campuses.
Many strategies work well for each church, and with some effort and planning, you can implement any of them. Knowing which methods work best for your specific needs will require some trial and error (and potentially some hard work), but hopefully, this episode will give you a place to start!
By the end of this episode, you will learn:
- Proven strategies for effective church growth
- How they grew their church from 500 to over 4000 members
- How to revitalize a church
- The ways churches can be more welcoming
- How to connect with and reach the millennials
- How to restructure your church for maximum effectiveness
- Ways to build a healthy staff culture
- How to make the gift of each member count for church growth
Resources Mentioned:
Know more about Canvas Church: canvas.church/kalispell
Follow Kevin on Twitter: @lifengeer
Listen to Kevin’s podcast: lifengeer.com
Other Episodes You May be Interested In:
The Secret to Church Revitalization with Cody Evans
How to Attract Millennials to Church with Tony Fernandez
Create a Culture of Belonging with Willie Dwayne Francois III
Here’s a glance at this episode…
[12:09] When you're leading change, one of the things that you have to talk about the most is what is not changing, right? Because change is fearful.
[14:43] We believe that the mission is more important than people's feelings, or emotions, or agendas. So we'll offend you for the sake of Jesus.
[15:10] We're going to be a church that gears to the young and leans into the wisdom of the wise.
[17:25] For the body of Christ, our goal is to bring joy to heaven. It's not that Jesus didn't care about the 99. He just knew they will never reach their discipleship,
maximum potential if they were not focused on reaching the one. And that's who we are as a church.
[24:30] I also didn't chase down people who were upset. We just kept moving on and just focused on the mission.
[35:12] Here's how we define leadership to make the wisest decision with the information you have right now.
[35:30] If you don't have structure, then your flexibility is chaos. So you do need structure. But we have just enough structure; we always keep it thin so that we can flex and do what we need to do at the moment to achieve the greatest return.
[38:05] Boldness really comes out of humility because boldness without humility is arrogance. And so we really, in a loving, humble way, are trying to be bold with biblical truth that sets people free.
podcast transcript
Tithely provides the tools you need to engage with your church online, stay connected, increase generosity, and simplify the lives of your staff.
With tools like text and email messaging, custom church apps and websites, church management software, digital giving, and so much more… it’s no wonder why over 37,000 churches in 50 countries trust Tithely to help run their church.
Listen on your favorite podcast app:
How to Make Church Growth Happen
For many people, the idea of church growth sounds like a pipe dream. They think it's something that happens by chance or only when God allows it.
But guess what? Church growth is actually quite simple: Reach more people and disciple them. The problem is that this formula doesn't just magically happen on its own—you have to work to make it happen. And it's not always an easy process.
If you're going through the motions every week without making any sort of progress, maybe it's time to make a few tweaks to your current strategy or look into some new ideas that might help get your church growing again.
There are many different ways to approach the process of growing your church; however, there are just as many different opinions about what works best for each organization. Some ideas may seem counterintuitive at first glance but actually produce amazing results once appropriately implemented.
Canvas Church in Kalispell, Montana, is an excellent example of how churches can grow through an intentional, strategic, and sustainable approach to making their community and church bigger and better.
If you're interested in how they did it, you will absolutely want to listen to Kevin Geer, lead pastor of Canvas Church, share how they attained this phenomenal growth. Now that they've seen success with this model, he wanted to share some of their top tips with you so that you can do something similar!
“We're working so hard to keep 99 people happy, but we lose the one. And there's more joy in heaven over the one.”
- Kevin Geer
Kevin has served in various ministry roles, including the Northwest Ministry Network leadership team, staff pastor, and adjunct professor at Northwest University. In 2012, Kevin became Lead Pastor at Canvas Church in Kalispell Montana. Since then, Canvas has gone through many changes and has grown from under 500 with one campus to over 4000 with five campuses.
Many strategies work well for each church, and with some effort and planning, you can implement any of them. Knowing which methods work best for your specific needs will require some trial and error (and potentially some hard work), but hopefully, this episode will give you a place to start!
By the end of this episode, you will learn:
- Proven strategies for effective church growth
- How they grew their church from 500 to over 4000 members
- How to revitalize a church
- The ways churches can be more welcoming
- How to connect with and reach the millennials
- How to restructure your church for maximum effectiveness
- Ways to build a healthy staff culture
- How to make the gift of each member count for church growth
Resources Mentioned:
Know more about Canvas Church: canvas.church/kalispell
Follow Kevin on Twitter: @lifengeer
Listen to Kevin’s podcast: lifengeer.com
Other Episodes You May be Interested In:
The Secret to Church Revitalization with Cody Evans
How to Attract Millennials to Church with Tony Fernandez
Create a Culture of Belonging with Willie Dwayne Francois III
Here’s a glance at this episode…
[12:09] When you're leading change, one of the things that you have to talk about the most is what is not changing, right? Because change is fearful.
[14:43] We believe that the mission is more important than people's feelings, or emotions, or agendas. So we'll offend you for the sake of Jesus.
[15:10] We're going to be a church that gears to the young and leans into the wisdom of the wise.
[17:25] For the body of Christ, our goal is to bring joy to heaven. It's not that Jesus didn't care about the 99. He just knew they will never reach their discipleship,
maximum potential if they were not focused on reaching the one. And that's who we are as a church.
[24:30] I also didn't chase down people who were upset. We just kept moving on and just focused on the mission.
[35:12] Here's how we define leadership to make the wisest decision with the information you have right now.
[35:30] If you don't have structure, then your flexibility is chaos. So you do need structure. But we have just enough structure; we always keep it thin so that we can flex and do what we need to do at the moment to achieve the greatest return.
[38:05] Boldness really comes out of humility because boldness without humility is arrogance. And so we really, in a loving, humble way, are trying to be bold with biblical truth that sets people free.
VIDEO transcript
Listen on your favorite podcast app:
How to Make Church Growth Happen
For many people, the idea of church growth sounds like a pipe dream. They think it's something that happens by chance or only when God allows it.
But guess what? Church growth is actually quite simple: Reach more people and disciple them. The problem is that this formula doesn't just magically happen on its own—you have to work to make it happen. And it's not always an easy process.
If you're going through the motions every week without making any sort of progress, maybe it's time to make a few tweaks to your current strategy or look into some new ideas that might help get your church growing again.
There are many different ways to approach the process of growing your church; however, there are just as many different opinions about what works best for each organization. Some ideas may seem counterintuitive at first glance but actually produce amazing results once appropriately implemented.
Canvas Church in Kalispell, Montana, is an excellent example of how churches can grow through an intentional, strategic, and sustainable approach to making their community and church bigger and better.
If you're interested in how they did it, you will absolutely want to listen to Kevin Geer, lead pastor of Canvas Church, share how they attained this phenomenal growth. Now that they've seen success with this model, he wanted to share some of their top tips with you so that you can do something similar!
“We're working so hard to keep 99 people happy, but we lose the one. And there's more joy in heaven over the one.”
- Kevin Geer
Kevin has served in various ministry roles, including the Northwest Ministry Network leadership team, staff pastor, and adjunct professor at Northwest University. In 2012, Kevin became Lead Pastor at Canvas Church in Kalispell Montana. Since then, Canvas has gone through many changes and has grown from under 500 with one campus to over 4000 with five campuses.
Many strategies work well for each church, and with some effort and planning, you can implement any of them. Knowing which methods work best for your specific needs will require some trial and error (and potentially some hard work), but hopefully, this episode will give you a place to start!
By the end of this episode, you will learn:
- Proven strategies for effective church growth
- How they grew their church from 500 to over 4000 members
- How to revitalize a church
- The ways churches can be more welcoming
- How to connect with and reach the millennials
- How to restructure your church for maximum effectiveness
- Ways to build a healthy staff culture
- How to make the gift of each member count for church growth
Resources Mentioned:
Know more about Canvas Church: canvas.church/kalispell
Follow Kevin on Twitter: @lifengeer
Listen to Kevin’s podcast: lifengeer.com
Other Episodes You May be Interested In:
The Secret to Church Revitalization with Cody Evans
How to Attract Millennials to Church with Tony Fernandez
Create a Culture of Belonging with Willie Dwayne Francois III
Here’s a glance at this episode…
[12:09] When you're leading change, one of the things that you have to talk about the most is what is not changing, right? Because change is fearful.
[14:43] We believe that the mission is more important than people's feelings, or emotions, or agendas. So we'll offend you for the sake of Jesus.
[15:10] We're going to be a church that gears to the young and leans into the wisdom of the wise.
[17:25] For the body of Christ, our goal is to bring joy to heaven. It's not that Jesus didn't care about the 99. He just knew they will never reach their discipleship,
maximum potential if they were not focused on reaching the one. And that's who we are as a church.
[24:30] I also didn't chase down people who were upset. We just kept moving on and just focused on the mission.
[35:12] Here's how we define leadership to make the wisest decision with the information you have right now.
[35:30] If you don't have structure, then your flexibility is chaos. So you do need structure. But we have just enough structure; we always keep it thin so that we can flex and do what we need to do at the moment to achieve the greatest return.
[38:05] Boldness really comes out of humility because boldness without humility is arrogance. And so we really, in a loving, humble way, are trying to be bold with biblical truth that sets people free.
Sign Up for Product Updates
Tithely provides the tools you need to engage with your church online, stay connected, increase generosity, and simplify the lives of your staff.
With tools like text and email messaging, custom church apps and websites, church management software, digital giving, and so much more… it’s no wonder why over 37,000 churches in 50 countries trust Tithely to help run their church.
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