Church Growth
Five Critical Mistakes To Avoid At Your Christmas Services
Christmas is just a few weeks away, and as you put the final touches on your Christmas services, there are a few things that can easily go unnoticed. Sure, you’ve worked on the message. The band is working on the…
“Owned” Digital Spaces: Why Churches Need Them, and Strategies to Create Your Own
This post is in partnership with Subsplash, written by Jeff Harvey, Senior Manager of Content Marketing. Subsplash is one platform that does it all — build your church community with the only platform made for discipleship. We live in a…
7 Things Millenials Look For in a Church
One of the questions almost every church leader I know is asking is, “How do we reach Millennials?” That demographic of young adults now in their mid-twenties to age 40. It’s a great question. They’re hardly kids anymore. They’re today’s adults.…
5 Church Attendance Statistics Every Church Leader Needs to Understand in 2025
As every church leader knows, what’s happening in your church is, to some extent, a reflection of what’s going on in the culture. And when it comes to church attendance statistics and patterns, culture is changing rapidly. Heading into 2025,…
Tear Down the Wall of Disconnection: Breakthrough to Your Congregation With These 5 Texts
Today’s world is filled with distractions—constant streams of social media, overscheduled calendars, and the endless demands of work and family life. It’s no secret that these distractions often pull people away from what matters most: their faith. Church leaders play…
5 Reasons People Are Deconstructing Christianity
“Five Real Reasons Young People Are Deconstructing Christianity” 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 three million people. If…
Are Pastors Innovating or Imitating? Why the Church Must Try New Things Soon.
Are pastors and churches imitating or innovating today? It’s a critical question, especially given that most churches aren’t growing and the ones that are experiencing a lot of transfer growth. It’s estimated that only 3-5% of US churches are growing…
14 Signs Your Church Is Dying
How do you know if your church is dying? It’s a question that all leaders should ask – even leaders of growing churches. As with almost everything in life, there are subtle signs your peak may be near or you…
How Church Structure Can Help (or Hinder) Growth
It’s one thing to want to see your church grow. But actually positioning your church for growth with an effective church structure is entirely different. If you structure bigger, you can grow bigger. If you don’t, your structural constraints will…
5 Ways a Church Bookkeeper Can Save You Time, Money, and Energy
This post is written by Lisa Zeeveld, CFO at BELAY. BELAY helps church leaders connect with virtual personal assistants, accountants, and social media services. Few people are comfortable talking about money. Even fewer are comfortable handling the bookkeeping of it,…
5 Reasons Churches That Start Small Stay Small
So…you want your church to grow, right? When I ask ministry leaders whether they want to see growth, almost every leader I’ve ever talked to says yes. Sure…there are some house church movements that want to stay small. And some long-time…
Church Planting is Changing: Here’s How to Change With It
Church planting is one of the most challenging things you can do as a pastor… but it can also be one of the most rewarding. And like almost anything in leadership, church planting is changing as culture changes. Some of…