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.)
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. […]
Church planters share their advice from the front lines.
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
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
You can shut the building, but you can't stop the future of the church.
In recent months and years, several high-profile Christian pastors and musicians announced they no longer identify as Christian or believe in core doctrines of the faith. These public pronouncements by leaders who leave faith are met with a mix of emotions from churchgoers, according to a new survey. Nashville-based LifeWay Research asked more than 1,000 Protestant churchgoers how they feel […]
As this season of COVID-19 has extended, most states here in the U.S. are doing some level of reopening. Most countries in the world are beginning to reopen as well. The question is how does reopening impact churches and their ministries? Implementing a strong ministry pivot strategy is essential. I have served in ministry now for almost two decades. The majority of time […]
The Holy Spirit is truly 'God the Evangelist,' drawing sinners into fellowship with Christ. Here is how he works.
Because human beings are complex creatures with reason, will and emotion, no reductionistic scheme that pigeonholes us as purely intuitive or purely rational beings can explain why we reason or why we dissent the way we do. Insights from neuroscience and social psychology, such as Haidt’s social intuitionist model of moral psychology, may aid in … Continued
