by Steve Sjogren | Nov 5, 2020 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Outreach and Evangelism
If the church was a mission to the moon, and I was the commander of the mission, my call to Mission Central would be: “Oh God, we have a problem!” The problem is that when the vast majority of people think of the Church, or of a Christian, their thoughts...
by Bill Tenny-Brittian | Nov 3, 2020 | Church Health, Church Revitalization
Increasingly, congregations are returning to their church buildings. Just how long that will last is yet to be seen, but increasingly, church leaders have felt and succumbed to the pressure to return to “in person” worship. With giving at historic low levels, we can...
by Ed Stetzer | Oct 29, 2020 | Church Health, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
We all want our churches to be loving environments. But what does that look like? How do we make that happen? As I see it, some churches work to be more friendly— and that’s good. Some move beyond being friendly and move to caring— and that’s better. But, I think...
by Jeff Hoglen | Oct 20, 2020 | Church Revitalization, Communication / Preaching, Outreach and Evangelism, Servant Evangelism
Sunday services are filled with information that the pastor/preacher hopes will be life-transforming for the listeners. Sometimes, however, we find ourselves (Pastors) so busy in the day-to-day ministry activities that we aren’t doing what we tell others. More...
by Ed Stetzer | Oct 8, 2020 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Small Church / Rural Church
What are the things that undergird the church itself? The idea of being a part of a ‘driven church’ is something we hear about a lot right now. It seems like there should be a certain purpose or set of purposes that should be motivating churches in the work that...
