Six reasons churches are taking too long to find a new pastor
Churches are increasingly struggling because pastoral searches are taking too long, often due to outdated processes, under-equipped committees, and a lack of urgency, leading to declining health during extended vacancies.
The new counter-culture: surprising ways Christians can help
What if people aren’t failing to live differently—they simply haven’t been shown how, and the church’s greatest opportunity is to teach practical life skills that shape lasting change?
What types of invitations are most effective to get people to come to church?
The effectiveness of your outreach isn’t determined by how many invites you send, but by how close you are to the person you invite.
Change: when it helps and when it hurts your church
Wise leaders know growth doesn’t come from constant change, but from changing what isn’t working while staying relentlessly consistent with what truly connects.
How does your church welcome new visitors?
The most meaningful ministry in your church may not happen from the stage, but in simple, intentional moments when someone chooses to make a visitor feel seen, valued, and cared for.
Autopsy of a deceased church outreach ministry
Churches aren’t failing to reach their communities because outreach doesn’t work—they’re failing because they’ve stopped actually doing it.
Why we need a different kind of ‘maturity’ in the church
What often passes for spiritual maturity in the church today may be little more than restless preference, while real maturity is marked by humility, responsibility, love, and a life poured out for others.
How to train church greeters to truly welcome visitors
Great churches don’t just greet people at the door—they intentionally turn first impressions into genuine connections that help every guest feel like they belong.
Why 16% changes a nation
If just 16% of churches embrace multiplication, a tipping point is reached where movement replaces effort and transformation becomes inevitable.
Ignoring Pentecost to our peril
Pentecost may be one of the Church’s most important celebrations, yet it remains one of its most overlooked—revealing a deeper hesitation to engage the power and mystery of the Holy Spirit.
The top seven regrets of pastors
After decades of ministry, pastors don’t regret doing too little—they regret focusing on the wrong things.
Five reasons why many pastors are inadequately paid
Many pastors aren’t underpaid on purpose—but unnoticed assumptions and outdated thinking quietly create a financial strain churches can no longer afford to ignore.
The litmus test for successful ministry: always up and to the right?
When ministry success is measured only by attendance and giving, many faithful pastors quietly carry the weight of feeling like failures—even when God may be doing His deepest work.
8 predictors of church growth
Church growth can’t be engineered, but these eight patterns consistently show up in congregations where the Spirit is bringing renewal and new life.
The data-backed case for an unlikely solution to America’s decline
A growing body of research points to an unexpected solution for stronger communities: church planting.
Why guests don’t come to your church after a big event
I've seen it in towns across America. Churches put tremendous energy and money into events—fall festivals, concerts, car shows, you name it—and then wonder why no one returns.
Church rebranding: 3 things to know (warning)
Church rebranding is a valuable trend for increasing evangelism, membership, and participation. If you haven't rebranded in the last few years, it's probably time.
Why this denomination is booming
As churches across America face decline, one denomination stands out as a growing exception.
Seven reasons why your biggest supporter left the church
If you've lost a major supporter, resist the urge to view them as disloyal or ungrateful. More often, they are simply navigating disappointment, identity, and shifting seasons of ministry.
What does your church look like?
People are sensing whether you care about your "worship" center. And their five senses tell them if you care or not.
