Tag: Innovation
7 Things That Vanished in 2020 That Make Leadership That Much Harder
By Carey Nieuwhof: Your head likely hasn’t stopped spinning in 2020. Same. Maybe on one or more occasions you’ve done what I’ve been tempted to do as well: bury your head in the sand because it’s just so discouraging to see what’s actually happening. As much as it’s healthy to […]
Why You Shouldn’t Quit Ministry Right Now, Even Though You Feel Like It
by Carey Nieuwhof: You’ve probably thought about quitting recently. The data David Kinnaman, President of Barna Group shares weekly on our joint podcast, Church Pulse Weekly, shows that pastors are more discouraged than ever, are worried about much lower effectiveness in their ministry post-COVID, and that 20% of churches might […]
John 11: Lazarus & Enduring this COVID Season
We all know that ministry moves in seasons. Growth. Recession. Outreach. Rest. Usually those seasons have well-defined beginning and end points. And you can see the end of it, most of the time, even if it’s buried in layers and layers of work, heartache, and pain. Take a step back […]
PODCAST 071: Nils Smith & A Futurist's View of an Innovative, Entrepreneurial Church
The Church.Digital: In the midst of this pandemic, we’re taking a moment to talk with one of the pioneers of the Church Online movement. Nils Smith was there from practically day one, diving into Church Online when the social media platform of choice was MySpace (yes, Myspace). This conversation is […]
Winston Churchill, Discipleship, & Being Wartime Leaders
by The Church.Digital: The weeks have been all running together, haven’t they? more The experts all agree that the best way to say sane and healthy in this time of lockdown is to get in a “routine.” My post-COVID-lockdown routine has, like many of yours, settled down. Long hours on […]
Thriving in Crisis
by Shawn Lovejoy: There’s a great opportunity for leaders right now. Opportunity to not only survive…and hang on… …but to thrive. Leaders who seize the opportunities a crisis presents will: Separate themselves from the competition with a different message of good news Discover new innovations only times of scarcity can […]
Thinking Outside of the Box with Your Livestream
by Jeff Reed: I realized something was up today when I saw many of my friends from seminary post their church’s livestream for the very first time. I didn’t realize what a groundbreaking thing video was because I have a lot of friends in the church online and digital ministry […]
Dreaming of A Digital Church
By Jeff Reed: Exciting news for Church Online fans out there. I (Jeff) have accepted a role with Stadia Church Planting as Director of Digital Church Plants. For Stadia & The Church Digital, we’re defining a “digital church” as a church that plants/launches/starts virtually with an option to maybe one […]
PODCAST 045: Church In A Bar & Other Innovations
by Jeff Reed: Sometimes innovation is overly complicated and very costly. Sometimes innovation is just looking at what you have differently. What you’ll discover here in this episode of The Church Digital Podcast is two churches that have done some incredibly innovative things with what they had. So much effort […]
5 (Nearly Universal) Principles That Generate Growth
by Carey Nieuwhof: Almost every leader I know would love to see growth. The question, of course, is how. While growth has a certain mystery to it, and there are nuances that vary depending on your context, there are some principles that, in my experience, are nearly universal. Here are 7 […]