Church Growth
The False Debate Between Online and In-Person Church (How To Plan for An Uncertain Future)
So it’s been a year now since pretty much every church got online courtesy of the pandemic. As the world moves slowly but surely into the post-pandemic era, there are a lot of questions about what will happen to future…
Most Small Groups Can Be Mediocre (10 Lessons From A Church Whose Groups Are Exploding)
This post was written by Dillon Smith, a former Gen-Z team member at CareyNieuwhof.com who lives in Omaha, Nebraska. I’ve always had a hard time with small groups as a church leader. In my experience, whenever a church launches a…
5 Growth Accelerators in the Post-Pandemic Church
What will drive future growth in the post-pandemic church? It’s an important question to ask, because for most church leaders the pandemic was a question of adaptation and survival, both personal and organizational. It was both discouraging and frustrating for…
The New Scarcity: Why Content Alone Won’t Generate Future Growth for Your Church or Organization
For years, the key to growth for many churches and other organizations (think media, conferences, etc.) has been to create great content. In the case of a church, great preaching often (not always, but often) has been synonymous with growth.…
In-Person Church Attendance is Here to Stay (But 5 Ways It’s Changing in the Future)
As things continue to change and the crisis we’re in drags on, you’re probably asking what’s going to happen to physical church attendance in the future. That’s a really important question. The good news is that as long as there…
The Western Church Needs A New Evangelism Strategy: 5 Promising Options
This post is written by Dillon Smith. Even before the pandemic struck, the western church has been filling fewer and fewer stadiums over the last few decades. As Gordon Macdonald talked about in this interview, the days of Billy Graham’s evangelistic…
The Growing Church or Megachurch in Your City Isn’t Your Enemy. This Is.
Who are you really ‘competing’ against in ministry? It’s an interesting question, and you may be tempted to dismiss it as either inappropriate or bad theology. Fair enough. Except a lot of leaders are competitive, and if you’ve ever felt…
3 Ideas For Increasing Your Influence With Gen Z
“3 Ideas for Increasing Your Influence with Gen Z” is written by Shane Sanchez. Shane is the Director of High School Content at Orange. Does the idea of influencing the next generation (Gen Z) ever overwhelm you? Chances are for…
7 Weird Lies About Online Church Pastors Need to Stop Believing
You’ve had so much change thrown at you this year, it’s hard to know what to do. Especially about church online. As more and more churches regather, it will be easier than ever to look at church online as something…
The Church Has Left the Building: 5 Truths About Future Church Attendance and Commitment
So, you already know you’re leading through the biggest disruption in ministry in your lifetime. Exactly how deep is the disruption? Well, what if the church has left the building? What if it’s actually that deep? Here’s what you already…
5 Addictions Pastors Need To Overcome (To Grow Their Church In the Future)
You’ve probably learned a lot about yourself in the last year. Crisis does that to you. Crisis isn’t just an accelerator, it’s a revealer, showing you some surprising things about yourself—some good, some not so good. Since COVID struck, church…
The NEW Characteristics of Churches That Will Be In Decline Five Years From Now
As a leader, you’ve likely looked back at a decision another church or organization made and thought to yourself, “how could they not have seen how bad that decision was…I mean, didn’t anybody realize where that would take them?” And…