by Jeff Hoglen | Mar 2, 2026 | Church Planting
Let’s talk about the graveyard nobody visits. Thriving Church Planters vs. Ones Who Never Make It to Year 5 is the conversation your denomination keeps dodging, your sending church feels nervous about, and most planters avoid until the warning lights are already... 
by Jason Taylor | Dec 22, 2023 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
As a Church Planter, there are certain built-in big days that give you a great increase in numbers but sometimes leave you feeling empty the week after. For example, Easter can be one of those days. People go to church on Easter! They come to your church, and the... 
by Steve Sjogren | Jul 5, 2023 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Pastoral Burnout
Have you ever uttered any of these sentences? “I can’t do it!” “That’s way out of my league. I can’t possibly succeed at that.” “I tried that once upon a time, but it didn’t work.” “I always fail at this. Why even... 
by Jeff Hoglen | Nov 30, 2021 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
With the latest data showing less than stellar predictions of church growth and expansion, it’s time that we conclude that change is needed. We are all too familiar with a quote that is attributed to Albert Einstein’s regarding his definition of insanity – “Insanity...