by Jeff Hoglen | 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:... 
by Jeff Hoglen | Mar 3, 2025 | Church Health, Featured
Talking about money in church can feel about as comfortable as wearing skinny jeans to a potluck dinner. But here’s the deal – if we’re planting churches that will actually thrive beyond the honeymoon phase, we’ve got to get comfortable with the... 
by Bill Easum | Jan 30, 2019 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Church Revitalization
The other day I said something online about writing a check and I received guffaws from some of my colleagues. I didn’t understand the intensity of their response to my comment, so I investigated why they responded so negatively to my comment about writing a check.... 
by Jim Sheppard | Jun 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
We spend a lot of time worrying about stuff we have no control over. The economy is a GREAT example. Too many waste too much time in worry and fear about the future and the future of their money. For those of us who are Christ-followers, there is no precedent for this... 
by Phil Spry | Aug 19, 2011 | Church Leadership
Tithing and sacrificial giving were the last strongholds to come down in my life as a new Christian. I did that, “there they go again” rolling of my eyes every time it came up. All they want is my money. I DON’T HAVE ANY MONEY!!! We were 21 with two small kids and...