By now you’ve realized that the Coronavirus pandemic is not an interruption nearly as much as it’s a disruption. And as you move more deeply through this crisis, the question of what kind of world will emerge beyond the crisis…
Crisis is an accelerator. Nobody knows that better than you right now. And the disruption has hit church leaders especially hard. Crisis forces you to do things you previously thought about doing and put off. It moves you to do…
Need some hope in a world where so many churches have stopped growing? It’s not all gloom and doom. I’m an optimist. You can always find the opportunity in every obstacle. And yet, I get it. It’s easy to get…
In an age where many churches and businesses are opening locations, James Emery White decided to close all of his…and experienced the biggest growth they’ve had in years. Jim explains why they did it, how it happened, why he’s investing…
Francis Chan caused quite a stir when, in late 2019, he announced he was going back to Asia. Francis clarifies what he’s actually doing, talks about the impact social media controversy has on real people, apologizes for the confusion and…
For the first time ever, Outreach Magazine has produced a list of 100 Reproducing Churches. Why? The future isn’t just in growth, it’s in multiplication if the church is going to thrive. J.D. Greear, Lead Pastor of the Summit Church—a…
Talk to any church leader, and they’ll tell you it feels more challenging than ever to get people to come to church on a Sunday. Even in growing churches (like ours), the competition for peoples’ time, attention and devotion seems…
Everything has its season. And the season of the cool church is, in many ways, coming to an end. Recently, I wrote a post that generated a lot of discussion online and offline about why charismatic churches are growing and…
Bobby Gruenewald leveraged first mover advantage in building and selling an internet hosting service and the world’s largest wrestling fan site. Then he moved into church world, creating Church Online and YouVersion. Bobby talks about how innovation happens, what’s next…
One of the problems many churches face these days is that they’re neither great at things or terrible at things. They’re honestly just…mediocre. Streaming has made watching other churches’ services easier than ever, and as I’ve scrolled through my Sunday…