Transformed Lives: The Key to Church Sustainability
Word Count: 401 – Est Read Time: <2 Minutes What’s Up? A church without fresh stories of transformed lives is on the fast track to irrelevance. So What? If your congregation can’t point to real, tangible examples of life change happening right now, you’re not just stagnating—you’re shrinking. The heartbeat of church sustainability is transformation. […]
The Church Growth Strategy Your Church Desperately Needs
Word Count: 349 – Est Read Time: 90 Seconds What’s Up? Churches have mistaken hope and wishful thinking for strategy—and it’s killing growth. So What? If your church growth strategy hinges on “being faithful” and “waiting on God to bring people,” you’re not actually planning—you’re stalling. Faith without action doesn’t move the needle. It’s time […]
The Prosperity Gospel: What’s Missing in Your Money Talk
Word Count: 431 – Est Read Time: <2 Minutes What’s Up: Most pastors avoid the money talk from the pulpit, but a Lifeway study showed that more than 3 in 4 Protestant churchgoers believe God wants them to prosper financially. What gives? So What: If churchgoers are looking to culture for their theology on wealth, […]
The Pastoral Trust Crisis
Word Count: 419– Est Read Time: 2 Minutes What’s Up: Gallup’s latest “Who Do You Trust?” poll reveals trust in pastors has hit a decade low. The church is suffering a pastoral trust crisis. So What? As pastors lose the trust of our culture, it hinders our ability to lead and diminishes our church’s […]
The Church Needs a Banished Words List Too
Word Count: 383 – Est Read Time: <2 Minutes What’s New Lake Superior State University’s annual Banished Words list reminds us how overused language loses its edge—and the church should take note. So What Words are our tools of the trade, and dull tools don’t cut it. The church’s mission depends on clear, impactful communication […]
The Real Key to Church Growth is YOU, Pastor
Word Count: 391 – Est Read Time: <2 Minutes What’s New: Forget marketing and “y’all come” evangelism—they’re sinking ships in today’s world. So What: Your time is precious, and you can’t afford to waste it on strategies that have failed for decades. Let’s focus on what actually works. What Isn’t Growing Churches Today: Marketing’s Flaw: […]