Why We Rarely Recommend Church Apps
If we want to leverage our online presence to reach our community, it starts with our website and the digital content we create. Not our church app.
Practical Leadership Content for Small and Midsize Churches
Real guidance for pastors navigating the challenges of everyday ministry.
Leading a small or midsize church comes with unique pressures. From burnout and soul care to church strategy and team development, our articles and podcast guides address the issues church leaders face every week.
Revitalize vs. Relaunch: Why Nothing Will Change If You Don’t Change
Put simply, revitalization that results in changing the appearance of our ministry without changing the approach of our ministry will only be short-lived.
Is Your Ministry Too Isolated? How Churches Create Barriers for Their Community
We often see churches who either intentionally or unintentionally create barriers for their community in how they’re structured and how they “do” church.
2 Major Issues Every Church Must Confront
These two things have a ripple effect across every area of the church. And addressing them is a crucial way to gain more momentum in our efforts to make a real difference in our communities for Jesus.
Spring 2020 Events for Pastors: Will We Be in Your Area?
We have some 95Network one-day events for pastors coming up in Spring 2020 — if you’re in the area, we’d love to meet you:
A Letter to Young Leaders: 5 Ways You Can Lead By Example
As a leader (especially a young leader), you will often encounter more critics than encouragers. Here’s some encouragement:
How to Sustain Your “20/20 Vision” Past January
I want to share some proven principles for casting vision more effectively with you that worked for me. Honestly, I wish I had discovered them much earlier in my ministry.
Small Church Stories, Vol. 2: Pekin First UMC, Minier Christian Church, & Cornerstone Church
This week we’re continuing our series of stories from churches we’ve been able to work with over the past couple years. It’s been so fun to rediscover some of what God has done through this ministry!
Small Church Stories, Vol. 1: City Church, Press Church, & Smithfield Christian Church
Over the last couple years, we’ve had some incredible opportunities to support churches all across the country. As we close out another year, we thought it would be great to share a collection of stories from church leaders we’ve been able to support in a variety of ways.
Do You Know Why You’re Having Church This Sunday?
Do you know why you’re having church this Sunday? In other words, do you know your mission? Here are four simple principles to help you gain clarity:
The Best (Worst) Church Leadership Quotes of All-Time
Over the years of working with churches, we’ve heard some bad advice. So here are the 7 best (worst) church leadership quotes of all-time:
The Church Has a Strong Future. Here’s How I Know.
There’s a lot of talk about how churches are dying. There’s a lot of talk about how pastors are quitting. But as we get to work with pastors every week, we get to see a lot of positive things happening.
