Posts Tagged ‘church growth’
CNLP 469: Mark Sayers on Future Church Trends, How to Lead Through Profoundly Disorienting Change, and What to Expect in 2022
Mark Sayers joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about the profoundly disorienting change leaders have been experiencing over the last two years, future church trends and what to expect in 2022 and beyond. We cover supply chain disruptions, critical race theory, the revenge of nature, deconstruction and the challenge of control. This is part one…
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12 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2022 (And The Post-Pandemic Era)
Having been through two excruciating years as a church leader, what can you expect in 2022? As you can see by the sheer number of trends (the most I’ve ever covered in my annual trends series), 2022 is shaping up to be a pivotal year. A new reality will emerge, and it will be different…
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Six Ways Your Church Can Use Texting to Engage More People
This post on churches and texting is written by Laura Pechenik, Demand Generation Marketing Manager at Gloo. As much as email has been a staple of communication for decades, texting is now emerging as one of the best ways for organizations to communicate with their people. Texting is one of the most powerful communication tools…
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Three Counterintuitive Ways to Reach the Unchurched in Today’s Culture
This post is written by Mark Clark, author of The Problem of Jesus, founding pastor of Village Church and co-creator of the Art of Better Reaching course with Carey Nieuwhof. It is no secret that the world has experienced a shift over the last few years. We feel it. One of the things across the board…
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Four Different Ways to Measure Success: Metrics for a New Era of Church
This post on church metrics is written by Jeff Lockyer, the Lead Pastor of Southridge Community Church, a multi-site, missional church in the Niagara Region of Ontario Canada. A former national team long-distance runner, Jeff also chairs the Board of the Global Leadership Network Canada, and is the founder of Leaders’ Village (@leadersvillage). He has…
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4 Steps to Amplify Community Engagement
This post on community engagement is written by Chris Trethewey, a North Point Strategic Partner and Lead Pastor of TCC, a multisite church impacting communities across Pennsylvania. Chris and his wife, Kim have two daughters and Lola, their golden retriever. Chris loves a great espresso, riding his road bike, and spending time creating in his…
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Your Church’s Fall 2021 Growth Opportunity (Why It’s A Season Of Hope…)
This is a post written by Rich Birch. Rich is the founder of Unseminary and is a member of my Speaking Team. You can book Rich to consult with your team or speak at your next event here. By Rich Birch The coming months represent a potentially unprecedented opportunity to see your church impact more people than ever before. As…
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The New Church Metrics: 6 Things Pastors Should Start (And Stop) Measuring
With hybrid church (physical + digital ministry) as the new standard, how do you measure what happened at church last week? Measurements matter only insofar as they help you assess the extent to which you’re accomplishing your mission. If the goal is to turn online views into real relationships and actual discipleship, do you have…
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5 Cultural Shifts We Need To Understand To Reach The West
Today’s post is written by Mark Clark. Mark is Senior Pastor of Village Church in Vancouver, a close friend, and co-creator of our courses The Art of Better Reaching and The Art of Better Preaching. By Mark Clark “The world is changing. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the air.” So begins…
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CNLP 420: Mark Clark on How to Effectively Reach More People in a Post-Modern, Post-Christian Culture
Mark Clark and Carey Nieuwhof talk about how church leaders can buck the current cultural trends and actually reach more people. Mark talks about what principles transcend time and what strategies need to change to reach more people, and Carey weighs in on where things are heading in the future. Plus, Carey and Mark give…
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