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The Western Church Needs A New Evangelism Strategy: 5 Promising Options
This post is written by Dillon Smith, a Gen Z team member at Carey Nieuwhof Communications. By Dillon Smith Even before the pandemic struck, the western church has been filling fewer and fewer stadiums over the last few decades. As Gordon Macdonald talked about in this interview, the days of Billy […]
6 Ways Pastors Struggle
Home > Blog > 6 Ways Pastors Struggle 6 Ways Pastors Struggle By Ed Stetzer When pastors go into ministry, we don’t leave behind all of the struggles that define the human reality in which we live. Like others, we struggle with any number of things each day—interpersonal relationships, our […]
Afraid of Disappointing People? 5 Ways People-Pleasing Is Starting to Hurt You in This Crisis
By Carey Nieuwhof: So you probably want people to like you and your leadership. Who doesn’t? If we’re honest with each other, most of us in leadership prefer to be be liked (rather than not liked). That’s natural and it’s not entirely unhealthy. But so many leaders would also quietly […]
The Church is Going Digital, and Venture Capitalists are Noticing
By The Church.Digital: Last week, Bloomberg.com published an article about venture funding backing religious apps. The article starts out; “COVID-19 has upended the traditional Sunday service, taking sermons from the pulpit to the screen. It’s sparking a long overdue digital awakening for churches across the country and investors are taking notice.” Even […]
Performance Reviews that Change Culture
Home > Blog > Performance Reviews that Change Culture October 28, 2020 Performance Reviews that Change Culture By New Churches Team Traditionally, we think about performance reviews in an annual-type setting, but I want to bust that up today. Here are five things to consider when it comes to performance […]
Pastors, Here’s Why Everyone’s So Mad At You Right Now
by Carey Nieuwhof: You might be asking yourself as a church leader, why does everyone seem so angry with me right now? You’re not alone. As pastor appreciation month fades into the rearview mirror, despite getting a few chocolates and a handful of thank you cards (or nothing…that’s happened […]
3 Groups of People in Your Church When It Comes to Change
Home > Blog > 3 Groups of People in Your Church When It Comes to Change 3 Groups of People in Your Church When It Comes to Change By Todd Adkins As you introduce change and adapt ministries, three groups of people will likely emerge. Napoleon said there were three […]
PODCAST 102: Essential Ecclesiology Enabling Digital Church Planting
by The Church.Digital: We’ve talked a lot here about the idea of multiplying church, which can be difficult to understand sometimes since the idea of multiplication is so, well, rare in the US church world. Even pre-2020, we’re lucky if we’re growing, most likely we’re flatlining, or even trending down. […]
A guide to buying the right AVL gear for your portable church
.et_post_meta_wrapper Know the differences between Portability vs Permanent vs Touring Gear vs DIY By Portable Church Industries: In a new church ministry (aka church plant), the audio/visual/lighting needs will likely be your largest expense. Determining what gear you need can only come after clarifying the purpose for having AVL in […]
A Simple & Scalable Way to Reproduce Christians with David Putnam
by unSeminary: Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast. I’m excited to have David Putnam with us today. David spent many years as a church planter and executive pastor and today consults with churches as a lead navigator with Auxano. David has also founded the organization Planting the Gospel which helps […]