Have a Grow Plan

A leader is constantly looking for ways to grow. This could be through reading books, active engagement, listening to others, or other forms of...

Embeddedness: the 6 Key Elements to Employee Retention

Unless your organization is a shocking exception, you are probably experiencing some level of turnover right now. The Great COVID Job Churn, or what others...

Is America More Religious Than Popular Opinion Indicates?

Christianity in America is dying! The anti-Christian culture is taking over! The unchurched “Nones” doubled in 15 years! Those headlines and others have screamed at...

Planting with Small Seeds

Written by: Neil Forsythe  Neil is married to his childhood sweetheart, Elisabeth. Together, they’re blessed to raise two kids. Neil serves as lead pastor of Liberti...

5 Thoughts on Goal Setting

Do you struggle to set goals? No? Maybe you’re like me and struggle to accomplish goals? Yes? Does that sound more like you? Either way,...

It’s 2032. Here’s What’s Left of the Church.

This article is a summary of the keynote I gave at the Church Disruption Summit. The full video replay with more details is available...

Turning Sarcasm Into “sic ’em!”

“Jesus said, ‘No doubt you will quote this proverb to me, “Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in...

Beware of Side Dish Christianity

Written by: Kent Bass  Kent Bass serves as the pastor for counseling and member care at Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has an...

What If the Lord Should Ever Forget Me?

“The righteous will be remembered forever” (Psalm 112:6). What do you suppose would happen if the Father in Heaven ever got Alzheimer’s? After all, He’s really,...

Moving Forward – 5 Indicators of a Strong and Spiritually Healthy Church

Is the church different than it was just three years ago? Of course. Life is different, so people are different, and we see life through different...
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12 Things That Tempt Men to Peruse Porn

As I’ve researched the issues caused by porn, I am shocked not just at its moral consequences, but at its social costs, damage to marriages,...

Course Corrections to Church Growth – by Jason Swann

We took over a 36-year-old church rebounding from the moral failure of their Senior Pastor on the other side of COVID. We came in...

Ai and Church Answers: Full Disclosure

Note: This article is original. None of it is AI-generated. (You will understand why I led with this disclaimer later in the article.) Adding to...