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The Coming Church Split (It’s Not What You Think)
Is there a split in the future church ahead? Unfortunately, I think the answer is yes. It’s not your typical (and usually awful) church split about doctrine, polity, personality or the color of the carpet. It’s bigger than that, and for the most part, you won’t even realize it’s happening […]

Barriers to Leading Change
By Ken Adams: Good leaders understand a necessary part of their job is leading change. They understand the need for change and they have the desire to lead it, but often they face major obstacles in bringing it about. Barriers to change can cause even the best leader a great […]

How to Accommodate – and Engage – Kids in a Multisite or Portable Church Venue
.et_post_meta_wrapper By Portable Church Industries: Creating an irresistible, welcoming environment for young families and their children is extremely important. Launching a new church or campus in a rented facility offers many benefits that permanent locations don’t: lower cost, speed, flexibility, community partnership, and volunteer engagement. That said, creating an excellent […]

Pitfalls and Possibilities of VR Church with Jonathan Armstrong
By unSeminary: Thanks for tuning in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re talking with Dr. Jonathan Armstrong today, an educator who has also helped run the virtual reality (VR) lab at Moody Bible Institute. Our perspective on what technology is and how it’s affecting our world keeps changing. In fact […]

Ecclesiastes Can Help Us Emerge From Quarantine
Home > Blog > Ecclesiastes Can Help Us Emerge From Quarantine Ecclesiastes Can Help Us Emerge From Quarantine By Michael Kelley In Ecclesiastes, we find an almost scientific reflection on every pursuit ultimately leaves one disappointed. Our natural propensity is to find something that brings us the slightest amount of […]

Devising Ways
Have you ever had a broken relationship or friendship you wished could be reconciled? God speaks to reconciliation in 2 Samuel 14:14, where His word tells us, “Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so we must die. But this is not what God desires; rather, he […]

Distance Residency
One method of fulfilling the great commission that’s not changed throughout church history is church planting. We don’t see that changing anytime soon. That’s why we’re just as committed to helping leaders start healthy multiplying churches as we’ve ever been before. In many ways COVID has heightened our awareness of […]

Future Church
Will Mancini handed in the manuscript for his most recent book Future Church to his publisher on March 8th 2020. Several days later Covid-19 was declared a worldwide pandemic and pastors were forced to adapt their ministry efforts just to continue functioning as a church. Constrained by social-distancing guidelines, public […]

Faith & Fitness
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade you’ve probably heard about the growing sport of Crossfit. Started in 2000 by two fitness enthusiasts, Crossfit has blossomed from a single gym to 15,000 affiliated gyms spread all over the world. Articles like The Church of Crossfit and […]