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…
It’s no secret that local churches are struggling to get people into the building. There’s a growing realization among many church leaders that getting people to attend church is not just a post-COVID challenge. At this point, it has almost…
“7 Easy Ways to Attract and Engage People in 2022” is a sponsored post written by Vince Scalia, Director of Sales & Marketing at Gloo. A new kind of local outreach platform, Gloo reaches people in your community who need…
“5 Overlooked Areas That Kill Your Church Generosity” is a sponsored blog post by Jim Sheppard. Jim is the CEO and Principal of Generis. Generis exists to help churches, Christian schools, and faith-based nonprofit organizations weave a culture of generosity…
This sponsored blog post is written by Brad Leeper, a principal at Generis. Generis exists to help churches, Christian schools, and faith-based nonprofit organizations accelerate toward a God-inspired vision. What if the great resignation (staff) or the great reshuffle (church…
Of all the organizations that have been hit hard by the pandemic, the church stands out as being particularly devastated. The longer this goes, though, the more the struggle appears self-inflicted. In the early days of COVID, pastors showed incredibly…
Like most churches and organizations today, you’re online. And you’re hoping your online presence helps you further your mission. Sure, in-person church is here to stay, but in-person church is changing (see below). For most leaders, online church is something…
As you know, it’s an almost universal phenomenon. Whether your church barely closed for the pandemic (as in Texas, Florida, or Arizona) or recently reopened (some major cities or nations), pastors are facing the same reality: A lot of people…
As you know, in the last few years, all the metrics for church growth and health church leaders used to track got blown to bits. And even now that churches are open again, what pastors used to measure just doesn’t…