Organizational and Cultural Trends
5 Keys to Creating a Make-it-Happen Culture at Your Church
If you’re like me, you love leaders who have a bias for action. If you think about it, leadership has two kinds of personalities: So, how do you create a make-it-happen culture? A culture where your team defaults to action…
AI & The Church: 7 Terms Pastors Need to Know to Use AI Ethically
Now more than ever, AI has the potential to take the weight of leadership off your shoulders. But there’s a burning question facing church leaders today: How can you use AI ethically in your church? It’s been just over a…
7 Church Trends That Will Disrupt 2024
2024 will be a pivotal year for most church leaders and probably will be for your church as well. 7 disruptive church trends are creeping up on us in 2024, and there’s no better time to prepare for them than…
Five Tips for Pastors on Using AI
This article is written by Josh Burnett, CEO of Church.tech. The era of Artificial Intelligence is here. Once confined to the realms of sci-fi novels and Hollywood movies, AI has officially entered the church. And from AI chatbots claiming to…
15 Characteristics of Today’s Unchurched Person
If you’re like many Christians, you have an authentic desire to share your faith with people who don’t yet follow Jesus. I know I do. One of my deepest longings is that every person would come to know the love…
5 Reasons People Have Stopped Attending Your Church (Especially Millennials)
Ever wonder why generating momentum in the local church seems harder than ever for most leaders? You’re not alone. The conversation about momentum and shifting attendance trends is happening at every level of the church, including some of the largest…
The Danger of Cynical Christianity: An Urgent Message for Church Leaders
You’ve probably noticed that cynicism has become millions of people’s default state of mind today. What’s worse is that cynicism has become the default mindset for too many Christian leaders. Cynical Christianity is nothing new, but it seems like more…
A Sneak Peek into 5 Characteristics of Gen Z Church
Did what happen at Asbury University in February 2023 give us a sneak peek into the future of Generation Z Church? Thomas Jefferson once said, “Every generation needs a new revolution.” Church attendance has been declining, yet the way most…
Why a Jesus Ad in the Super Bowl Matters to Christians
“Why a Jesus Ad in the Super Bowl Matters to Christians” is a guest post written by our friends at He Gets Us. He Gets Us is a movement to re-introduce people to the Jesus of the Bible and his…
Future Church: 8 Church Trends to Watch in 2023
Following three years of extraordinary turbulence in the church, 2023 appears to be a year that will be about as ‘regular’ as anything church leaders have seen in a few years, while also introducing additional elements of the future church…
Is AI a Threat to Preachers?
Artificial Intelligence is advancing faster than most of us expected, and the question quickly becomes, “What are the implications (and ethics) for preachers?” Is AI a threat? An opportunity? A soul-less temptation that will keep you from doing the real…
It’s 2032. Here’s What’s Left of the Church.
This article is a summary of the keynote I gave at the Church Disruption Summit. The full video replay with more details is available as a bonus resource inside The Art of Leading Change course. Imagine it’s 2032. While it’s impossible to…