Make the Most of the School Year Start with Families How can churches make the most of the beginning of a new school year? Jason Gant shares that churches have a unique opportunity to engage families adjusting to new routines and demands as the school year begins. By aligning church
Ministry in the Marketplace …covocational ministry is more than a financial strategy; it is a return to the roots of mission—ordinary people living ordinary lives with gospel intentionality, where God has already sent them. Free eBook: Discipleship in Church Planting – by J. D. Payne Download this eBook, in which
Why is the Physical Gathering of the Church Important in a Digital Age? Why does it matter so much, especially now, that the church continues gathering, offering one another the gift of our presence? I have observed a decided qualitative difference between services of public worship participated in person and
Bomb Threats & Active Shooters: A Simple Plan for Church Safety (Free Download Guide!) The threat of an actual bombing or active shooter is low, but these tragedies do happen. Your church should have a plan. Is a ‘quiet revival’ really taking place? Shock new study findings suggest Christianity may
Why Churches Die Why are churches dying? There are pretty common reasons why churches die. Some are so sick that they are a few years, perhaps just months, from death. But too many refuse to do anything. Any potential and dramatic turnaround will not take place because these churches do
Worth the Cost: The Challenges and Joys of Church Multiplication Exponential’s 2025 theme—Good, Great, Greater—is inspired by a calling God placed on our hearts years ago, and is rooted in the promise of John 14:12: “Whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will
Four Kinds of Church Leaders Who Will Not Lead in Revitalization In this episode, Thom and Sam explore four types of church leaders who are unlikely to lead effectively in revitalization…. Death By A Thousand Cuts: Gen Z and That Quiet Revival Depending on how your social media algorithm is
Christian share of global population shrinks despite remaining largest religious group: study A new Pew Research Center report shows that although Christianity continues to be the world’s largest religious group, its share of the rising global population has fallen over the last decade, mainly due to people walking away from