If you are a pastor or church planter, you should be getting all sorts of emails and advertisements about church growth. Some seem legit, others... not so much. The ones that are clearly written by a marketing expert (rather than a practitioner of church planting) go...
Jeff Hoglen Church Leadership, Church Planting, Small Church / Rural Church
Micro Church – Mindsets and Meeting Places
Jun 3, 2020
Getting Started Many churches start in homes or coffee shops. Sometimes these were intentional and other times a...
Travis Stephens Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
Six Reasons Leaders Avoid Change
May 29, 2020
I was recently flipping through the radio stations in my car when I came across one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs....
Ron Edmondson Church Health, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
A Huge Reason We Can Expect Smaller Crowds Upon Church Reentry
May 27, 2020
One reason we can expect smaller crowds upon church reentry is not the virus. That’s part of it for sure. It makes...
Ron Edmondson Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church, Uncategorized
7 Phrases to Ban When Trying to Discover New Ideas
May 15, 2020
The best ideas in an organizational setting often come by getting a group together and searching for new ideas or ways...
Steve Sjogren Featured, Small Church / Rural Church
Gadgets and Helpful Things
May 9, 2020
I haven't shared the list of my top resources in quite a while so I figured it was time to do so. These are some of my...
Travis Stephens Church Health, Small Church / Rural Church
Half of All Churches in America are Growing During this Crisis???
Apr 22, 2020
How amazing is that? We went from around 10 percent of churches experiencing growth to 50 percent, and all it took was...
Brian Jones Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching, Small Church / Rural Church
How To Create Compelling Sermon Titles
Apr 10, 2020
Here’s a quick and easy process to follow that will help you generate compelling sermon titles every week: 1. Title...
Jeff Hoglen Church Leadership, Small Church / Rural Church
Pastoring In A Time of Crisis
Apr 1, 2020
The purpose of the church is to reach those who are far from Christ and to help them become true disciples. The hope...
Jeff Hoglen Church Planting, Small Church / Rural Church
Where Is The Best Place To Plant a Church?
Mar 13, 2020
I oftentimes hear from aspiring church planters and the topic of location comes up in the conversation. They usually...
Ron Edmondson Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
7 Essentials in Facilitating a Church Merger
Feb 26, 2020
I am a fan of church mergers. It takes Kingdom-minded people to be willing to humble themselves and carry through with...
Bill Tenny-Brittian Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
Survival is Suicidal
Feb 7, 2020
One guarantee: If survival is the goal of a church, then death is the inevitable outcome. Survival is “all about us.”...
Travis Stephens Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
Jesus and Gardening
Jan 20, 2020
Even though I grew up on a farm, I know very little about gardening. To be honest, most vegetables and I don’t get...