Resources

Faith Rising: Gen Z and Millennials Lead a Comeback for Jesus

We need to encourage faith sharing not through pressure or guilt, but by inviting people to see that their neighbors may be far more open than they assume.

Food for Thought

Shepherding the church has been and always will be theological at root.

Fastest-Growing Churches: Lessons From the Front Lines

“People see “big C” church as judgy, legalistic rules. If we can work together and show the opposite of that, I feel like that’s our role: to rewrite the narrative of church based on serving.” —Meghan Smith, Trace Church

Bethny Ricks

With Jesus as our counterweight, we can navigate away from the chaos with our backs straight and heads held high, no matter how intense the storm may be.

7 Examples of Complicated Books

Creating the proper accounts in the church’s chart of accounts is important.

New Study: Evangelical Giving Is Down

The proportion who supported neither church nor charity rose from 19% to 31% in the past three years.

Disagree and Commit

Teams are built on trust and are central to honest discussions with those in the room when the decision is made.

Thaddeus J. Williams

Human beings are designed for awe, captured in the frequent biblical command to have yirah—awe, fear, reverence—for our Maker.

Shiny, Glittering Objects

I think that having a bias towards NO allows you to have your greatest YES.

Natalie Runion

We have everything we need in the Word of God to rebuild our churches on a foundation that is unshakable, immovable and unwavering in our faith.

Growing From the Ashes

To rise from the ashes through revitalization, each team member (pastor, board member, and lay member) must be committed to understanding the problem, capturing the vision and willing to implement the steps to turn the church around.