It’s one thing to want to see your church grow. It’s entirely another to position your church structurally so you can accommodate growth. If you structure bigger, you can grow bigger. If you don’t, your structural constraints will stifle and…
The Church has more than its share of critics these days. Sometimes the criticism is unwarranted. People project their issues onto a congregation or onto the Church, which is never healthy. And, of course, the Church will inevitably run into…
Think about how churches were just before the pandemic hit. If you looked at almost any growing church led by younger leaders, it definitely trended toward the charismatic. And what is a charismatic church? By “charismatic churches,” I mean churches…
“Don’t Panic: Why the Future of the Church is in Good Hands” is written by Joe Terrell, content manager at CareyNieuwhof.com. Joe’s writings for Medium, Relevant, Carey Nieuwhof, and his personal blog, Instrument of Mercy, have been read by over…
Like almost every church leader, I’ve been watching the revival at Asbury University in Kentucky. News about the 2023 Asbury Revival, which started in the Hughes Auditorium following a chapel service, started spreading on social media through TikTok and Instagram,…
“Why the End of America’s Christian Majority Might Be a Good Thing for Christianity” is written by Joe Terrell, Carey’s content manager and host of The Art of Leadership Daily podcast. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado. You can follow…
Reaching more people has never been more important, and it’s never been more challenging. So, as a church leader, you’d love to reach more people and would love to see your church grow. Here’s the dilemma: Reaching more people has…
So many leaders get nervous or triggered when church online comes up. You can hear the objections, either out loud or in a pastor’s head: But doesn’t church online reduce the number of people attending in-person? I don’t want to…
If you’re a pastor, you’ve been waiting for people to come back to church for a while now—a long while. The initial assumption was that as soon as churches could reopen after the COVID shutdown, people would come racing back.…
As a church leader, you probably struggle with social media, streaming services, and online ministry. There are a million suggestions on what to do online, and at times it can feel overwhelming. Add to that the feeling of perpetual discouragement…