2020’s Unseen Wake-up Calls
In 2020, God offered a lifeline to the church to prevent the loss of the coming generations. However, I believe we learned all the wrong things. In 2019, my wife, […]
Game Changer
Over the last several years, we have had the opportunity to talk to literally thousands of different pastors. By far, the most repeated conversation that continues to come up is […]
The Greying Church: Missional Dream or Maintenance Nightmare?
It’s no secret that the church of America is getting older. But is this greying a threat or an opportunity? In this article, Stan Endicott and I lay out the […]
Is Church Revitalization the New Church Planting?
In a post-Covid world, almost every church finds itself in somewhat of a revitalization process. But even before Covid, a multi-faceted approach to planting new churches and revitalizing older churches […]
Staffing the Post-Pandemic Church with Volunteer Leaders
One of the most important characteristics of great leaders is that they are not afraid to empower the people around them. Derek Sanford, the Lead Pastor of Grace Church in […]
LNP 46 | Mind the Gap
How is you church stepping into the gap? The gap between your church and your community won’t just close itself. It requires a change in mindset. In this podcast, Gabe […]
The 3 Keys to Releasing the People of God into the Mission of God
The future of the church is directly related to the people of the church living life on mission. While this is always true, it is even more important in a […]
LNP 41 | Reimagining Church for the Marketplace
Many pastors know that their church should be impacting the marketplace – they just don’t know how to do it. In this podcast, Dave Rhodes interviews Kingdom Dreams Initiative Founder […]
How to Think Like a Church that Effectively Meets New People
The future of the church isn’t simply about building new buildings or designing new events. At its core, the future of any church rests in the new people it engages. […]
The Storyteller’s Toolbox: 10 Principles for Crafting Compelling Stories of Impact and Transformation
Every pastor is a storyteller. But just because we tell stories doesn’t mean that we are telling stories well–or at least as well as we could be telling them. Leading […]
