by Jeff Hoglen | Oct 9, 2025 | Church Growth, Church Leadership, Featured
Look, I’m calling this “Church Growth That Works—But You Won’t Like It” for a reason. Because what I’m about to share flies in the face of everything you’ve been taught at conferences, read in the latest leadership books, or picked... 
by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | May 19, 2025 | Church Growth, Church Planting
Welcome to “The Portable Church Playbook: 5 Growth Hacks When Your ‘Building’ Has a Basketball Hoop.” Listen, if you’re reading this from an office with your church’s name actually on the mailbox, don’t tune out. These... 
by Brian Jones | Feb 12, 2025 | Church Growth, Church Leadership
I want you to look at three maps that just rocked my world. In my January 10th article How To Grow From 1,000 to 5,000, I quoted Dudley Rutherford, who gave me this advice: “Brian, to grow you must reach out to a larger geographical area than your small, well-trodden... 
by Bill Tenny-Brittian | Nov 27, 2024 | Church Growth, Church Health
Let’s be honest—inviting people to church these days is an uphill battle. Most people aren’t exactly lining up to come in on a Sunday, and it’s not just because they’re busy. For many, the church has a reputation problem; it feels irrelevant or even uncomfortable.... 
by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | Nov 22, 2024 | Church Growth, Church Health
Every Sunday, we church leaders rack our brains trying to figure out how to reach more people, how to make our services more impactful, how to help our community grow deeper in their faith. We plan better programs, create cooler graphics, and craft the perfect worship...