Ministry After the Virus in a New World
Four essential concepts for navigating ministry in a new world today and preparing for tomorrow.
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What You Need to Know About TikTok for Churches
The TikTok Revolution is here! Church, in case you haven’t heard, the No. 1 downloaded iOS App is TikTok. Never heard of it? I bet your kids have. TikTok is taking Gen Z by storm. A few churches have been experimenting, successfully I might add, with the idea of moving their church ministry to TikTok. Explore the potential of TikTok for churches. […]
12 Things the Analog Church Has Learned About Going Digital
COVID has been like a mission trip for the analog church. We thought we were going on a short-term trip to a place that felt foreign. We got there, and had to immediately learn some new languages and methods. Turns out, this is becoming more like a long-term mission assignment. And since arriving in this … Continued
A Christian Response to Cancel Culture
Recently, I typed in how to be happy on our collective consciousness, Google, and one of the first articles was Three Ways to Be Happy Always. Quite a claim. This article had some legitimately good advice, but it was sprinkled in among some proverbs that were less-than-helpful. For instance, this priceless pearl of wisdom: Compliment yourself often. This highlights a broader issue where a Christian response to cancel culture is needed.
Research: How Many Churches Are Regathering In Person?
LifeWay Research explores the data on how many churches are regathering in person following the pandemic.
10 Things Great Leaders Practices Do
Leadership is more important now than ever. In fact, good leadership is essential if we hope to make progress toward a better future. In well over three decades, Ive had the privilege to connect with thousands of leaderssome for a short time, and many in great depth. These many connections have allowed me to identify certain great leaders practices that the best leaders I know consistently practice. (Not perfectly, but consistently.)
1 in 3 Practicing Christians Is Still Only Attending Their Pre-COVID Church
Recently, Barna Group revealed findings about The New Sunday Morning, highlighting trends in church attendance and engagement since the nations response to COVID-19 began in March of this year and social distancing pushed services online. Barna researchers identified a few types of churchgoers in this unique era of digital Church: Christians streaming their pre-COVID-19 church online, Christians streaming a different church online and Christians who have stopped attending church altogether. The data indicates that 1 in 3 practicing Christians church attendance has remained tied to their pre-COVID-19 church. […]
Starting a Church in 2020
Church planters share their advice from the front lines.
Optimizing Online Services Without Cannibalizing In-Person Services
I keep hearing people say, “When it is back to normal …” Well, that ship has sailed. Even when it is “back to normal,” it will never be the same again. It will be a new normal. Church as we know it is over. The debate about online church is over. Online won. Stop trying … Continued
How Christians Can Live Countercultural Lives in This World
The Scriptures are clear that as believers we are to be different. “Dear friends, you are foreigners and strangers on this earth.” —1 Peter 2:11 Pretty clear, right? Fellow Christian, uniqueness should be our goal. But how? Are we to be weird? I don’t think we are to be weird in a “I don’t want … Continued
