So you’re leading in a tougher environment than you’ve ever led through in your life. How do you find momentum and growth in a season when everything you spend your life working toward changed overnight? A lot of churches and organizations are struggling deeply with momentum right now, and in many cases it feels like … Continued
Africas largest-attendance church grows bigger by training everyone in evangelism to plant 10,000 churches.
1HOPE ministry is leading Kenosha community outreach efforts, restoring hope and transforming lives in Uptown following the Jacob Blake shooting.
RACE & THE GOSPEL Before the coronavirus entered the world and changed our lives, there was the pandemic of white supremacy. That is the idol, the principality and power, that fuels racism. In America, that pandemic has supported genocide, the separation of families and the stealing of property from indigenous people. It resulted in the … Continued
This is probably one of the hardest seasons youve ever led through. One of the things thats making this season particularly challenging is that, regardless of ideology, theology or viewpoint, we are more divided and adamant than ever. People dont agree on masks, social distancing, schooling, reopening church, online church politics or whether theres even […]
We all know we should share our faith more actively. In a 2019 survey by LifeWay Research, more than half the respondents (55%) admitted they had not shared Christ with anyone in the past six months. My guess is that, during COVID-19 quarantine and with social distancing requirements, this number is higher. This article explores the key to a sustainable lifestyle of evangelism […]
I am convincedfrom scientific research, from personal experience, and from counseling teensthat any attempt to replace anxiety and depression with peace and joy must have a successful digital detox plan for getting our digital devices and social media under control. All the research indicates that our overuse and misuse of digital technology is one of the greatest causes […]
Our church was not the first in our county (and definitely not in the country) to start holding worship gatherings again, and I am thankful for those who began worship gatherings before we did as we were able to learn some lessons from them. But as we have begun outdoor gatherings, I am getting emails about reopening church gatherings […]
According to Tim Johnson in his book, Crisis Leadership: How to Lead in Times of Crisis, Threat, and Uncertainty, there are two types of crises: incident and issue crises. Incident crises are like tornadoes, issue crises are like hurricanes. Ive had experience in both tornado and hurricane environments. They are both scary, nonetheless. In any […] Understanding the brain science in crisis leadership can help leaders navigate these turbulent times more effectively.
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that U.S. adults overwhelmingly say houses of worship should be required to follow the same rules about social distancing and large gatherings as other organizations or businesses in their local area. About eight in 10 Americans (79%) take this position on religious exemptions from coronavirus restrictions, four times the share who think houses of […]
