by Jeff Hoglen | Jun 29, 2026 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Planting
Here’s a debate that won’t die. Someone drops the phrase “attractional church” in a leadership meeting and suddenly half the room is nodding and the other half is quietly offended. The attractional church vs. missional church conversation has... 
by Jeff Hoglen | Jun 1, 2026 | Church Leadership, Featured
Walk into almost any leadership meeting and you’ll hear phrases like: “He has a lot of potential.” “She’s a future leader.” “They’re a high-capacity person.” Potential has become one of the most celebrated... 
by Brian Jones | May 25, 2026 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization
If you are trying to restart your congregation or jumpstart growth, what I’m about to share with you is hands down the single most important thing you need to understand. I call this principle “The Three Buckets.”OK Picture before you three buckets. The bucket on the... 
by Jeff Hoglen | Jan 1, 2026 | Church Leadership
The beginning of a new year has a strange way of exposing what’s really going on inside us. On the outside, everything looks hopeful—new calendars, fresh plans, big prayers. Inside? A lot of pastors are quietly anxious. Faith for the year ahead isn’t... 
by Charles Ridley | Nov 13, 2025 | Church Health, Church Leadership
Whenever corruption, divisiveness, or dysfunction arrives on the scene, we justifiably shine the spotlight on the obvious: the perpetrators who directly carry out destructive behavior. They stand in the foreground of the drama. They also can serve as a distraction,...