Author: Sean Cronin
It’s Time to Pivot in Discipleship
by Craig Etheredge Dietrich Bonhoeffer grew up in an upper-middle-class German family of doctors and scientists. So when he told his parents that he wanted to study theology, they were not that excited. Dietrich later became one of the world’s foremost theologians and thinkers of the 20th century. He is […]
Developing the Coach Role
Home > Blog > Developing the Coach Role Developing the Coach Role By New Churches Team When you are building a leadership pipeline in your church, it is common to not have enough coaches. The coach position is a leader who leads other leaders. Span of Care When you look […]
Improving Your Working Partnership with an Executive Assistant with Jannet Morgan
By unSeminary: Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. Today we’re chatting with Jannet Morgan, the Executive Assistant (EA) to Lead Pastor, Tim Lucas, at Liquid Church in New Jersey. She’s with us today to talk about the role of the EA supporting leadership in the church and how to make […]
Episode 597: New, Creative, and Imaginative Ways to Plant Churches, part 1
By NewChurches.com: In Episode 597 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed explore new, creative, and imaginative ways to handle issues surrounding church planting. “What are some new, creative, and imaginative ways denominations and networks are planting churches?” In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Different ways church planters are creating […]
Think Again: Why Religion is Good for Us
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 Religious people live, on average, seven years longer than non-religious people. “Hold on, […]
How Can Jesus Be the Only Way?
by Craig Etheredge Jesus left no room for confusion. Jesus clearly said that He is the only way to salvation and reconciliation with God. In (John 14:6 ESV) He said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” on […]
How to Keep Leading (And Growing) When 10%, 20% or 40% of Your Church Disappears
By Carey Nieuwhof: One of the biggest challenges most pastors are facing right now is that a meaningful percentage of their congregation seems to have disappeared. Or at least they think that’s what’s happening. In the current climate of reopened in-person services, online church, so many people moving and the […]
Three Ministry and Volunteer Audits to Consider
Home > Blog > Three Ministry and Volunteer Audits to Consider Three Ministry and Volunteer Audits to Consider By Todd Adkins By Todd Adkins We cannot eliminate uncertainty. In this season of ministry, we can only address what is known. When it comes to the number of volunteers we need […]
Four Signs that You Might Believe in Easy Jesus
By Discipleship.org: Whenever someone says that they believe in Jesus, I always wonder to myself, Which Jesus? What I call “Easy Jesus” is a common alternative to the real Jesus in my culture and context. Easy Jesus is, of course, easy to believe in because he only teaches what I […]
Applying Pandemic Learnings from Church Online to Post-Pandemic Church with Jenn Clauser
By unSeminary: Thanks for joining in for this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Jenn Clauser, the Director of Communications at Coker United Methodist Church in San Antonio, Texas. She’s with us today to dig deeper into online church and how to integrate it as a core part of our […]