Brent Lacy, Author at MinistryPlace

Before You Apply: Questions Every Ministry Candidate Should Ask Themselves

For a realistic social media strategy your church can actually sustain, see our small church social media guide. If your […]

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What a Fair Pastor Compensation Package Looks Like for a Small Church A MinistryPlace Resource Guide By Brent Lacy What

Context: The average small church pastoral search takes 18 months (MinistryPlace analysis, 2025), and the median pastoral tenure in small

The Onboarding Mistakes That Cost Churches Their New Pastor A MinistryPlace Resource Guide By Brent Lacy The Onboarding Mistakes That

The HR Mistakes Small Churches Make When Hiring a Pastor A MinistryPlace Resource Guide By Brent Lacy The HR Mistakes

What to Do When You Want to Quit the Ministry A MinistryPlace Resource Guide By Brent Lacy What to Do

For a full set of practical tools, see our guide to evangelism tools that actually work for small churches. Why

Context: 46 million Americans live in rural communities, and 60% of rural residents are unchurched or de-churched (Barna Group, 2024;