Church Growth
5 Confessions of a Pastor About Online Church Attendance
For over a year now, your church has been offering online services either for the first time or in a much more intentional way. Ever wonder what it’s like on the other side of the screen? I’ve been in church…
Church Attendance Is Dying. What’s Next?
As you know, long before COVID, it was already difficult to get people to attend weekend church services. Travel sports, weekends away, the death of cultural Christianity and a growing indifference and increased mobility meant that for most churches, attendance…
12 Things Covid Has Taught the Analog Church about Digital Church
Covid has been like a mission trip for the analog church. We thought we were going on a short-term trip to a place that felt foreign. We got there, and had to immediately learn some new languages and methods. Turns…
5 Reasons Why Some Churches Won’t Recover
If you’ve been paying attention to our world over the last few months, you’ve no doubt seen some dramatic economic news. You’ve probably seen things that made you wonder about the future of your church. You may be worried about…
Should You Close Your Church After ReOpening? ReThinking Your Church Growth Strategy.
Every time you think 2020 is going to get easier, it just gets more complex. So here’s a question: “Should you close your church after reopening it?” While that sounds like a terrible question, what if it was your best…
In-Person Attendance v. Online Attendance and The Emerging Trap Of Doing Nothing Well
As you know, these are some of the most complex times in church leadership in decades. As churches reopen their in-person gatherings, there’s one particular trap to watch out for. The initial indications for churches regathering in person are that…
Why Are Your Online Attendance Numbers Suddenly Dropping? 5 Reasons
You’re already seeing the trend: After an initial surge in online viewing numbers when the Coronavirus shut down church buildings, online viewing numbers are dropping. The spike was significant. Heading into Easter 2020, half of all churches reported online attendance…
Are Churches Behaving Like Malls In the Age of Amazon, Just Hoping For People To Shop Again?
As the world re-opens on the other side of COVID, a question for you today. Are churches behaving like malls in the age of Amazon, just hoping for people to shop again? The mall and retail industry, which, pre-COVID, already…
5 Strange Insights Into Church Growth You May Have Never Heard Before
Leadership is a lot like life. There’s a picture in your head of how things will go, and then there’s how they actually go. The same is true when it comes to church growth. While church growth has its share…
Avoid This Big Mistake: Stepping Back Into the Past When You Step Back Into Your Building
So you might already be thinking about what life and ministry will be like when you step back into your building. A few of you might be heading back into your facility this weekend. As America and other parts of…
Some Awkward Questions About How to Measure Online Church Attendance (+ 5 Growth Strategies)
So now that your church (along with almost every other church) is online, you’re probably asking: how exactly do I track ‘attendance’? One of the remarkable stories of the global pandemic is that suddenly, 49% of churches are reporting that…
Half of All Churches Are Instantly Growing. Here’s Why And Here’s What To Do.
Maybe losing access to our buildings as church leaders wasn’t as disastrous as we thought. Church growth just spiked by 300% in the last month. Sure…so much as happened. And as frazzled and exhausted as you might feel in the…