Research: How Many Churches Are Regathering In Person?
LifeWay Research explores the data on how many churches are regathering in person following the pandemic.
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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.)
Pivot the Way You Connect With Your People
Prior to COVID-19, we could connect with those in our congregation and communities almost whenever we wanted. We could have lunch with them, meet at local sports games and of course see them before or after the worship experience. However, now those options really do seem to be things of the past. I am sure though that we would all agree that connection in life and in church are of the upmost importance. But how do you pivot church connection?
6 Ways to Grow a Thriving Facebook Group
1. Post Group Guidelines. No Facebook Group is successful without rules. As you think through your guidelines, consider your church’s mission statement. How does that affect the culture of your Facebook Group? Also, decide whether you will let other people post or only admins and moderators. If you do allow others to post, do you … Continued
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Direct Visitors Safely Around Your Church
Defining Reality and Inspiring Hope During the Pandemic
Several of the most famous quotes about leadership point to the paradox of embracing the challenge of the season and giving vision and hope in the midst of the challenges. Max Depree quipped: “The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is … Continued
How Can We Help Others Uncover Their Spiritual Gifts?
The more we pastors help people discover, develop and deploy their spiritual gifts, the healthier our churches become. In this post I suggest six tips that can help others discover their gifts. 1. Ask, “What Do I Enjoy Doing/What Do I Do Well?” A good indicator of where a person’s giftedness lies may be found … Continued
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.
Aaron Menikoff: Shepherding in the Fruit of the Spirit Character
Aaron Menikoff discusses the importance of shepherding the fruit of the Spirit character in his book, Character Matters.
