by Jeff Hoglen | Jun 18, 2026 | Church Growth, Church Health, Featured, Small Church / Rural Church
Small church growth does not require pretending to be a large church. It requires clarity, consistency, relationships, and systems that fit the size and calling of the congregation. Start With Health, Not HypeA small church can grow in a healthy way when it stops... 
by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | Mar 30, 2026 | Church Leadership
Pastors wear busyness like a badge of honor. “Busyness Is Not a Ministry Strategy (And It’s Killing Your Church)” sounds harsh until you sit across from a pastor who hasn’t taken a day off in three months, whose marriage is on life support, and... 
by Jeff Hoglen | Mar 16, 2026 | Church Planting, Featured
Planting a church is one of the most exciting and stretching assignments a leader can step into. There’s vision in your heart, people you want to reach, and a deep sense that God is calling you to build something that makes an eternal difference. Passion is essential,... 
by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | Mar 9, 2026 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
Years ago, Geoff Surratt wrote a post built around a proverb that framed this church planting strategy question better than anything I’ve read since: “If you want 100 tons of meat, raise elephants. If you want 1,000 tons of meat, raise rabbits.”... 
by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | Oct 13, 2025 | Church Health, Outreach and Evangelism
We’ve spent decades trying to make the church more appealing. More relevant. Increasingly comfortable. And ultimately… whatever the culture says we should be. And here’s what we’ve gotten: empty seats and a generation that sees Christianity as...