Institutional Disengagement
by Josh Packard In the past few weeks, everyone has been talking about the recent Pew study that reports a substantially higher number of “Nones” than ever before. The percentage…
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Pew Research and the Parable of the Lost Sheep
by Craig Cable The Pew Research Center recently released a demographic study titled America’s Changing Religious Landscape that caused quite a stir in the media and with church-trend watchers. In…
4 Things a Conference in Las Vegas Taught Me About the Church
by Joani Schultz What do Las Vegas, the church, and the National Association of Broadcasters have in common? Not much. Unless you’re like me and you go to trainings that…
Q’s and A’s About the Dones
by Josh Packard Last month I had the wonderful opportunity to conduct a webinar about my book Church Refugees. The best part was that, both during the webinar and in…
Don’t Blame Poor Bible Knowledge
by Thom Schultz “The Bible? You believe in that?” Bill asked. Bill walked into our Lifetree Café—looking for something. I learned he was a successful businessman, friend of Hollywood stars,…
Where is the road ahead going to take you?
Many churches around the country are beginning to ask these questions: Where are we headed? What does the future hold? With a rapidly increasing number of the churches in America…
What Makes Me Cry- Church Leaders Need to BE the Church
I admit it. I’m a softie. My heart melts when I hear stories about how God changes someone’s life. When friends tell me stories of Jesus’ love in action, I…
How one church is kick-starting growth…
by Craig Cable Life at Fremont Wesleyan was good. Attendance was stable. They were making budget. Everything seemed fine. Except…it wasn’t. The church had hit a plateau. They weren’t experiencing…
