Will the U.S. Church Survive? If So, In What Shape? Someone responded to a recent blog with two painful questions: At the present rate of “growth,” how long will Christianity survive in the U.S.? At...
Buildings come with limitations—then again, they bring options we often overlook. Time and its implications for your church campus is a more significant issue than you may realize. Retail stores...
Wow, times are tough! The virus is resurging. Churches are closing. Pastors are quitting. And many congregations find themselves locked out of the place they used to rent. An Acts 8 Crisis Maybe we...
Separation of church & state – NOT! Let’s talk about vulnerabilities we might not notice. The U.S. government underwrites our churches in ways that might not last forever. Some are shaky as I...
Last week’s blog was a bit of a rant against pastors defying the government over Covid precautions. We looked at the felt need of so many to move Church back into a building. I got some pushback...
I’m worried that we’re cannibalizing our churches. A few days ago, Lifeway published data about more churches closing than opening during the pandemic. That week, McKinsey Co. stated that...
“If we knew then what we know now, what would we do differently?” Don Stewart left a large aerospace firm to join our staff. A friend and mentor, he taught me much about leadership. The...