Over the past five years of working on church renewal projects, I’ve discerned that most congregations face the “Big Three” and the “Hidden One.” Some of us who are older may remember when GM, Ford, …
How To Measure Church Renewal
How do you know if your church renewal efforts are effective? Most of us have a general sense of how things are going at our churches. Feelings are not enough. We need objective measurements of church …
Can AI Really Help Accelerate Church Renewal Work?
In our 2024 Survival Guide, we noted that artificial intelligence (AI) will go mainstream this year. It’s already being woven into existing products by Google, Microsoft, Adobe, Canva, and many others. The technology will be hard …
A New Generation Becomes the Core
As we mentioned in last week’s newsletter, our 2024 Survival Guide, a new generation is taking the reins in our churches. The shift is happening whether we’re ready or not — so we might as well be …
Faith formation restart
Churches gathering for in-person worship are seeing return rates of 30-40%, notes Ken Braddy of Lifeway Christian Resources. In my observation, there are three reasons for lagging participation: on-going health concerns, new on-line worship practices, …
Getting online discipleship done
Nearly every congregation has non-members viewing their online worship services. Some are investigating faith from the safety of their living room. Churches have an opportunity to disciple these virtual guests if they’re willing to invest …
