Category: Blog
3 Keys to Growing Your Faith
By Justin Gravitt: Waking Him was their only option. At least, the only one they could see. The boat heaved violently as did their emotions. They were wet, weary, and worried as waves broke over the bow. The furious storm threatened their lives. Their worry reflected in the eyes of […]
CNLP 397: Craig Groeschel on the Future of Church Attendance, How to Lead Well When Everyone Has Different Opinions, and on Winning the War in Your Mind
By Carey Nieuwhof: Craig Groeschel returns to talk about what he’s learned in the last year about church attendance, how to lead your team well when everyone has strong (and divergent) opinions, why he’s gone 100% in on digital church and 100% in on physical church, and how he’s winning […]
Spiritual Formation for One
Home > Blog > Spiritual Formation for One Spiritual Formation for One By Ed Stetzer When I think about my own spiritual formation, one of the things that’s been helpful for me to remember is that people of different personalities approach spiritual growth differently. It is not a one-size-fits-all approach. […]
Episode 566: What Church Plants Can Learn From Established Churches
By NewChurches.com: In Episode 566 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss things that church planters can learn from established church pastors. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Why you want to look for an established church with a history of innovation What lessons can be learned from unhealthy […]
5 Post-Pandemic Church Growth Accelerators
By Carey Nieuwhof: What will drive future church growth in the post-pandemic era? It’s an important question to ask, because for most church leaders the pandemic has been a question of adaptation and survival, both personal and organizational. The pandemic has been both discouraging and frustration for many church leaders. […]
4 Types Of Thinking That Will Sabatage Your Leadership
By Carey Nieuwhof: Chances are a big chunk of what you’re going to do today in leadership is think. Really, thinking is a big slice of what any leader is paid to do. You try to solve problems, analyze opportunities, listen, facilitate and chart paths. And this last year has […]
PODCAST 115: Digital Discipleship thru Timothy Initiative
By TheChurch.Digital: Discipleship means a lot of things. At it’s core value, though, there are two different ideas: 1) Knowledge-Based and 2) Obedience-Based. Many churches operate in a knowledge-based system of discipleship. In fact, our buildings exist as the center of that knowledge. Come to the building and we can […]
Set Your Priorities for the New Year
Home > Blog > Set Your Priorities for the New Year Set Your Priorities for the New Year By New Churches Team Consider starting the year by doing an audit of your programs. If there are ministries or programs that you need to or want to get rid of, now […]
Newsletter February 2021
4Gen: Helping You Grow and Multiply 4Gen is a new ministry started by our friend Stan Rodda to help church leaders grow as disciple makers and refresh their souls. 4Gen does this in two main ways. First, they offer a free 8-week training cohort which equips church leaders to create a […]
Two Questions Every Pastor Should be Asking
By Impact Discipleship Ministries: I have been the senior pastor of a local church for over thirty years. Many times in the last thirty years, I have had to “reset” my life and ministry. When I am in need of a reset, I always ask myself two questions. First, what am […]