Many churches stop growing because their focus turns inward. One habit can turn meetings into mission.
Leadership foresight means looking ahead and seeing what the future holds. One thing we see is a trend that the future of Christianity is going to be non-denominational.
Consider reimagining Sunday mornings with outdoor gatherings to meet people where they are and spark conversations about faith, following Jesus' example of meeting people amidst everyday life.
To better understand how to evaluate new ideas, leaders must understand the cycle through which new ideas climb, then fall, then slowly climb back toward productivity.
How churches can adapt their outreach models to accommodate generational shifts while respecting all age groups.
In this video, church foresight strategist Bob Whitesel explains why rain or shine, hospitality starts in the parking lot.
Here's a helpful one-minute video designed to ignite discussions among leadership teams about the urgent need to adapt volunteer recruitment for both today's landscape and the future of volunteering.
AI is replacing church tasks like scheduling, data entry, and more, but human spiritual growth is crucial. Consider individuals' gifts and roles carefully before replacing them with AI.
Churches are often slow-cycle organizations (taking 18 months or more to change). So it is important to look ahead at changes coming to your community and start planning now.
Volunteering in a church, for example, on a church board or committee, can not only be rewarding but also an important contribution to a church.
AI is increasingly able to address the commonplace tasks of church leaders. Find four steps to utilize AI and protect the church’s mission.
Modern leadership has customarily been associated with command-and-control leadership. But is this the best way?
Many church leaders have a vision regarding the future impact of a church (e.g. innovation, unity, impact, reach, etc.). But too often, slowly at first almost unperceivably, these healthy churches began a slow but steady decline.
Church leaders often blend worship services in hopes of creating unity.
Foresight leadership is seeing what your outreach field will look like in 2, 3 & 7 years … and start planning now.
In this 1-minute video, Bob Whitesel discusses insights he gained from one of his doctoral students about how people in nursing homes may view our ministries to them as patronizing.
In this "1-minute Strategy" video Bob Whitesel PhD explains why open board meetings sometime create roadblocks to effective leadership.
Being aware of the baggage young people have and the stages of life they are going into can help churches better minister to younger generations.
Leaders often ask me, "How far ahead should our ministry plan?" The answer depends on the change cycle of your ministry.
Making prayer spaces accessible is important, but so is this often neglected element.
