by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | Aug 25, 2025 | Church Growth, Church Planting
Church planting isn’t just a leadership challenge—it’s a spiritual assignment. Yes, you need strategy, structure, and systems. But without the anointing of the Holy Spirit, your church plant will just be another nonprofit gathering people for good causes. The... 
by Dave Workman | Dec 13, 2024 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
Way back when dinosaurs ruled the earth, I surrendered my life to Jesus as a twenty-something. The Jesus Revolution and the charismatic movement were sweeping east across the country and around the world. I was swept up as well, feeling like Jesus was the best-kept... 
by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | Oct 9, 2023 | Church Growth, Church Planting
One of the hallmarks of an influential church or ministry isn’t the charisma of a single leader but a team alive and vibrant in their callings. In the journey of pastoral leadership, there’s a tempting siren song that lures us to believe we should, or can,... 
by Steve Sjogren | Jul 10, 2023 | Church Leadership, Outreach and Evangelism, Servant Evangelism
The famous Burning Man Festival is happening right now in the desert north of Reno right now. About 50,000 people from all over the world are gathered together to celebrate – uh, all sorts of things. If you ask them, they will give lots of different answers as to why...