Each week, The Malphurs Group team tackles important, actionable topics to help your church succeed in revitalization and leadership. We want to equip your church break through barriers and maximize your impact.
The Missing Link Between Your Sermon and Your Worship Service
25 mins; April 01, 2026
3 Reasons Your Church Isn't Keeping Its Guests
33 mins; March 25, 2026
Three Budget Areas Your Church is Underfunding
22 mins; March 18, 2026
How to Overcome the "We've Always Done It This Way" Objection
30 mins; March 11, 2026
Why Your Small Groups Aren't Actually Making Disciples
28 mins; March 04, 2026
Warning Signs of Volunteer Burnout & How to Prevent Them
31 mins; February 25, 2026
Building a Church That Outlasts Your Leadership
28 mins; February 18, 2026
The Hidden Cost of 'Just One More Ministry'
25 mins; February 11, 2026
Why Churches Struggle to Keep Young Adults (And How to Fix It)
26 mins; February 04, 2026
Three Signs Your Discipleship Pathway Has Become a Maze
18 mins; January 28, 2026
How to Lead When Your Church Board is Divided
22 mins; January 21, 2026
Four Communication Breakdowns That Kill Church Momentum
24 mins; January 14, 2026
Why Your Church's Values Don't Match Your Budget (And What to Do About It)
41 mins; January 07, 2026
Church Consultants React to Social Media Christmas Clips
40 mins; December 17, 2025
From Burnout to Best Fit: How to Transition Over-Committed Volunteers
19 mins; December 10, 2025
5 Reasons Church Revitalization Efforts Fail
27 mins; December 03, 2025
Scott & A.J. Debate the Best Christmas Set List
28 mins; November 26, 2025
Three Church Membership Mistakes
28 mins; November 19, 2025
Equipping Parents to Have Hard Conversations with Teens
33 mins; November 11, 2025
Making the Most of Your Staff Meetings
17 mins; November 05, 2025
Case Study: Growing a Small Church in a Big City
31 mins; October 29, 2025
Should Your Church Do Strategic Planning Between Pastors?
26 mins; October 22, 2025
How Pastors Can Balance Shepherding and Vision
19 mins; October 15, 2025
How to Get Your People to USE Planning Center
22 mins; October 08, 2025
How Can Healthy Churches Help Declining Churches?
24 mins; October 01, 2025
Should Our Church Close?
26 mins; September 24, 2025
How Churches Can Manage and Prioritize Community Partnerships
29 mins; September 17, 2025
Three Elder Selection Pitfalls
24 mins; September 10, 2025
Should Your Church Do a Building Project?
30 mins; September 03, 2025
How Do We Create an Evangelism and Outreach Culture in Our Church?
28 mins; August 27, 2025
From Doing to Leading as a Church Leader
30 mins; August 20, 2025
How to Get More People into Small Groups
25 mins; August 13, 2025
Building a Healthy Multisite Church Leadership Culture
29 mins; August 06, 2025
Growing Younger in an Aging Church
30 mins; July 30, 2025
Church Consultants Answering YOUR Church Revitalization Questions!
44 mins; July 23, 2025
Three Ways to Prepare for the Fall Ministry Launch
17 mins; July 16, 2025
How (& When) to Fire Church Volunteers
47 mins; July 09, 2025
The Top 5 Church Constitution & Bylaw Problems
24 mins; July 02, 2025
When Is the Best Time for Volunteer Recruitment?
25 mins; June 25, 2025
Three MYTHS About Spiritual Gifts
22 mins; June 18, 2025
Why Temperament Matters in Church Volunteer Roles
28 mins; June 11, 2025
Why Unhealthy Churches Sometimes Grow
25 mins; June 04, 2025
Vision That Sticks
24 mins; May 28, 2025
Streamlining Discipleship Ministries: A Guide to Effective Church Engagement
38 mins; May 21, 2025
How to Build a Thriving Small Groups Ministry + Build Groups Partnership (w/ Adam Erlichman)
37 mins; May 14, 2025
Five Things Worship Leaders Should STOP Doing
32 mins; May 07, 2025
How Big Is Your Church...Actually?
29 mins; April 30, 2025
Starting Well at Your New Church: A Guide for Pastors
21 mins; April 23, 2025
Preparing Your Church for A New Pastor (New Pastor Onboarding Part 1)
22 mins; April 16, 2025
Three Kinds of Churches that FAIL at Revitalization
27 mins; April 09, 2025
Three Pitfalls for GROWING Churches
31 mins; April 02, 2025
The Five Types of Church Teams: How to Be a HIGH PERFORMANCE Team
35 mins; March 26, 2025
Who is Blocking Your Ministry Vision?
32 mins; March 19, 2025
Christianity in America: Is the Decline Over?
34 mins; March 12, 2025
Church Revitalization Through Outreach: Becoming an Externally Focused Church
36 mins; March 05, 2025
How Leadership Dysfunction Holds Back Church Growth
38 mins; February 26, 2025
How to Start a Church Revitalization Process
34 mins; February 19, 2025
Five Overlooked Guest Experience Questions
49 mins; February 12, 2025
Top Church Volunteer Recruiting HACKS
30 mins; February 05, 2025
Three Things Elders Should NEVER Do
39 mins; January 29, 2025
Eliminating Ministry Silos
29 mins; January 22, 2025
4 Things Your Church Consultant Doesn't Want to Hear You Say
38 mins; January 15, 2025
The Great Commission vs The Comfortable Commission: Are We Playing It Too Safe?
33 mins; January 08, 2025
Top Revitalization MISTAKES of 2024
30 mins; December 18, 2024
Why the Early Church "Skipped" Worship Services (w/ Dr. Tom Wadsworth)
72 hours 27 mins; December 11, 2024
The Five Reasons People May Come to Your Church This Christmas
28 mins; December 04, 2024
The 3 Types of Church Website Visitors (w/ Derek Maxson)
42 mins; November 20, 2024
Three Things to Do Before the End of the Year
19 mins; November 13, 2024
The Best (& Worst) Times for Strategic Planning
21 mins; November 06, 2024
Innovating in Ministry without Losing Focus
33 mins; October 30, 2024
How to Create a Culture of Collaboration
32 mins; October 23, 2024
Healthy Churches Toolkit Overview!
44 mins; October 16, 2024
Good AI vs. Bad AI: Ethical Ways for Churches to Use Artificial Intelligence
45 mins; October 09, 2024
The Benefits of Sermon Based Groups
25 mins; October 02, 2024
Revitalizing Your Aging Congregation: 3 High-Impact Strategies in 90 Days
33 mins; September 25, 2024
Battling Biblical Illiteracy: 4 Game-Changing Techniques for Modern Churches
31 mins; September 18, 2024
3 Overlooked Growth Strategies for Mid-Sized Churches
32 mins; September 11, 2024
The Five Habits of a Healthy Church
37 mins; September 04, 2024
Preaching with Purpose: Crafting Sermons that Resonate in a Distracted Age
34 mins; August 28, 2024
The Silent Exodus: Understanding Why Men Are Leaving the Church
46 mins; August 21, 2024
Maintaining Excellence: 3 Key Questions to Improve Your Sunday Worship Services
24 mins; August 14, 2024
Why Strategies Fail: Overcoming Three Key Mistakes
20 mins; August 07, 2024
Nostalgia vs. Vision: Which direction is your church looking?
45 mins; July 31, 2024
Church Consultant Pop Quiz: Real-World Solutions for Made-Up Churches
49 mins; July 24, 2024
Love Thy Political Neighbor: A Faith-Based Approach to Healthy Discourse
52 mins; July 17, 2024
Big Hospitality in Small Spaces: How to Have a Great Guest Experience with a Small Lobby
32 mins; July 10, 2024
Five Barriers to Effective Decision-Making in the Church
43 mins; July 03, 2024
Improving Church Health through Annual Check-Ups
27 mins; June 26, 2024
Summer Break: Why Rest is Critical for Healthy Pastors
26 mins; June 19, 2024
Overcoming Obstacles in Pipeline Implementation
32 mins; June 12, 2024
The 3-Step Development Process: Assessing, Training, and Launching Leaders
45 mins; June 05, 2024
The Critical Role of Core Competencies for Leadership
26 mins; May 29, 2024
Laying the Foundation for a Leadership Pipeline: Defining Leadership Levels
55 mins; May 22, 2024
Why Every Church Needs a Leadership Pipeline
39 mins; May 15, 2024
Five Misconceptions About Revitalization
21 mins; May 08, 2024
Communicating God's Word in an Election Year
39 mins; May 01, 2024
Why God Uses Small Ministries to Make a Big Impact
37 mins; April 24, 2024
Building Your Strategic Planning Dream Team
30 mins; April 17, 2024
Developing a Discipleship Pathway for Kids & Students
30 mins; April 09, 2024
The Importance of Succession Planning in the Church
