AI will alter life profoundly for the people in your pews. Jedd Medefind explains five realities church leaders should understand and how to decide where AI belongs in ministry and discipleship.AI will alter life profoundly for the people in your pews. Jedd Medefind explains five realities church leaders should understand and how to decide where AI belongs in ministry and discipleship.
A cavalier, nonchalant attitude toward church guests can’t be the status quo if we care about the future of the church.
Rather than being a subcategory of American ministry, the small church is the norm. If you take a longer and broader view, most churches throughout history and in most parts of the world are and always have been small.
Lead by example in showing vulnerability and reliance on God’s strength, especially in times of weakness.
I have heard many sermons—three or four a week now, plus my own—where I want to say, at the end, “That’s true!” Or, “I get it!”
Even if your building is located in a warmer climate, you still need winter preparation for church to prepare for the unexpected—as we have seen with the polar vortex freeze events in recent years.
In the kingdom of God, the citizens see everyone as connected to everyone else. Like the forest promoting life within itself, those in the kingdom see all of humanity connected to one another. This vision of cooperation and collaboration invites shared purpose across differences.
Who Are the Deconstructors? is presented as a prophetic movement resisting a distorted gospel and invites the church to listen.
In times of crisis, church disaster relief through digital tools can streamline responses and mobilize resources for community recovery.
We should be encouragers, not competitors. The momentum of encouragement is found when we serve Jesus amid brokenness.
