Posts Tagged ‘church trends’
6 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2020
So what are the 2020 church trends you should watch in what is shaping up to be a very pivotal year? In this post, I’ll share six new trends that really have my attention. While it might seem like a lot of change and challenges ahead, you and I lead in an age of massive…
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3 Ways Attractional Church Needs to Change To Reach the Next Generation
In an era in which everything is changing so fast, it can be really difficult to discern what’s next. That’s doubly true in church world. While the mission stays the same, the expression or model keeps changing. The dominant model for growing churches over the last two decades is what many people call attractional church.…
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3 New Realities About Church Attendance, Engagement, and Devotion
No secret—church attendance has fallen on hard times in the last several decades. Churches are closing, and even growing churches see people attending less often. How do you know how to lead when everything seems to be shifting all at once as North American culture becomes more post-Christian every year? For a few years now…
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5 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2019
As everything seems to change around us more quickly than ever, what trends should church leaders pay attention to in 2019? For the last three years, I’ve kicked off the new year with a post on disruptive church trends. You might still find those helpful. Even though some of them are a few years old,…
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5 Reasons Charismatic Churches Are Growing (And Attractional Churches Are Past Peak)
Notice this lately? If you look at almost any growing church led by younger leaders, it definitely tends toward the charismatic—expressive worship, more emotional delivery in preaching, an openness to the work and activity of the Holy Spirit, and generally a warmer, more enthusiastic and expressive gathering. And…a lot of the churches that lean toward…
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7 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2018
The culture continues to change rapidly around you as a leader, and especially as a church leader. If anything, the pace is accelerating, not slowing. The question is: are you and your team ready for all that’s ahead? For the last two years, I’ve kicked off the new year with a post on disruptive church…
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