Posts Tagged ‘online church’
The Big Church Leadership Mistake of 2021 (That You Can Still Avoid)
As America and other parts of the world have begun to open again for in-person services, many churches and organizations keep falling into a trap we first identified a year ago. The mistake? It’s far too easy to step back into the past the moment you step back into your church building. The biggest mistake…
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Most Small Groups Can Be… Mediocre. (10 Lessons From A Church Whose Groups Are Exploding)
This post was written by Dillon Smith, a Gen-Z team member at CareyNieuwhof.com who lives in Omaha, Nebraska. We’re so grateful to the Citylight team for making the time to share what they’re learning with us. I’ve always had a hard time with small groups as a church leader. In my experience, whenever a church…
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CNLP 394: Hannah Brencher on the Future of Digital and Physical Church with Millennials, Being an Online Influencer and Giving A TED Talk at Age 24
Hannah Brencher’s first public speaking event was a TED Talk in NYC when she was 24. Fast forward a few years, and Hannah reflects on what she’s learned as a communicator, Millennials and their addiction to platform, and the future of what her generation wants in digital and physical interaction. Welcome to Episode 394 of…
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Beyond Vanity Metrics and Algorithms: 5 Online Benchmarks Churches Should Start Measuring
How do you measure what happened at church last weekend? How do you know that you’re actually making progress? If the goal is to turn online views into real relationships and actual discipleship, any idea what to look for to know if that’s actually happening? The super-inflated (or super discouraging) numbers in your online channels…
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The NEW Characteristics of Churches That Will Be In Decline Five Years From Now
As a leader, you’ve likely looked back at a decision another church or organization made and thought to yourself, “how could they not have seen how bad that decision was…I mean, didn’t anybody realize where that would take them?” And of course, the answer is no…they didn’t see it. Which is the point of this…
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5 Confessions of a Pastor About Online Church Attendance
So for months 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 leadership for 25 years, and beyond that, until March 2020, attended church in person almost every…
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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 that was greater than their in normal attendance would be. Now, that’s no longer the…
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When Your Church ReOpens, What Will Be Left and Who Will Still Come? Some Thoughts.
As churches slowly reopen their physical doors, church leaders are all asking the same question: who will still be around? It’s a great question. And not an easy one to answer. A lot of church leaders are nervous, uncertain and longing to get things back to something certain. With several months of online-only church, it…
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5 Strange Insights Into Church Growth You May Have Never Heard Before
Leadership is a little 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. As we’ve shared on my new Church Pulse Weekly podcast with Barna President David Kinnaman, about half of all churches are…
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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 the world begin to open again (faster than many expected), there’s more at stake than…
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