What no longer works—and what does
You are already living in the post-Christian era in the United States. It seems like it happened fast but you’ve likely been feeling the effects for a while. You know the love and peace of being reconciled to God through Jesus Christ but when you share what you...
The new era of ministry cooperation
Have you ever considered how often we have come to view churches as like sports teams? Not in the cooperation sense but the competitive sense. We have “our” team that we root for. We identify with their brand, wear their colors, and root for them to win against the...
What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?
How do you define discipleship? While the script is pretty standard from a church marketing perspective, the actions associated with being a follower of Jesus can vary from church attendance to political association and everywhere in between. Growing disciples...
Financial stability and the future of the church
Here are the top two questions church leaders are asking: The first is how to get increased financial stability in their church; it just doesn’t seem to functioning as smoothly financially as it used to. The second is about what the church of the future will look...