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Your Church Is Dying. Here’s How to Save It.

Your Church Is Dying. Here’s How to Save It.

by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | Oct 27, 2025 | Church Growth, Church Leadership, Featured

So… your church is dying. Everyone knows it, but no one wants to say it out loud. The same 50 people show up every Sunday, the offering barely covers the light bill, and the youngest person in your congregation just turned 60. Here’s the brutal truth:...
The Metrics That Are Killing Discipleship

The Metrics That Are Killing Discipleship

by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | Oct 23, 2025 | Church Growth, Church Health

Picture this: Your church just wrapped up the biggest Easter service in its history. Attendance crushed last year’s numbers, twenty-three people got baptized, and your team is celebrating with high-fives and donuts in the green room. Fast forward six months...
Digital Discipleship: Building Community Beyond Sunday

Digital Discipleship: Building Community Beyond Sunday

by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | Mar 6, 2025 | Technology

Ministry Has Changed—Are We Paying Attention? There was a time when ministry was mostly about what happened inside a church building on Sunday mornings. That time is over. If you’re leading a church in 2025—whether you’re planting one or guiding an established...
Multiplication Is In Our DNA: The Jesus Model of Discipleship

Multiplication Is In Our DNA: The Jesus Model of Discipleship

by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | Nov 25, 2024 | Church Health, Discipleship

I’ve been diving deep into the Gospels lately, and something hit me like a ton of bricks – Jesus was the ultimate multiplier. Not the math kind (though He probably crushed that too), but the people kind. Today, we are going to look at Jesus’ model for...
Six Steps to Make and Multiply Disciples

Six Steps to Make and Multiply Disciples

by Bob Logan | Aug 11, 2023 | Church Growth, Church Health, Discipleship

What is your mission statement? It may be worded differently or expressed differently or put forth with a unique emphasis, but the basic mission of any Christian church is always the same: to make disciples. After all, that’s what Jesus left us to do: Then Jesus came...
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