Most of the attention has been focused on the regathering of in-person worship services, but small groups are regathering as well.
When will our churches get back to normal? If "normal" means pre-COVID behavior, we will not return at all. We will, however, experience a new normal. We have to be ready for it when it comes.
As churches return to in-person gatherings, they are abandoning their digital and streaming services. At the very least, they are not giving them the attention they did during the quarantine. It's a big mistake.
It is time to rethink how we treat our pastors. Time to be less critical and more prayerful; less judgmental and more forgiving; and less expecting and more serving.
While escaping 2020 has been a stated goal for many people, there will still be challenges in front of us as we move into 2021. Churches will be among the organizations to confront clear and present challenges.
I asked pastors a simple question: "What are your prayers for your church for 2021?" I received hundreds of responses, but the answers were amazingly consistent.
We are in a post-quarantine era that behooves us to make comparisons from 2021 forward.
During this trying season, I have been devouring news and studies of churches and other organizations that are poised to move positively in the future.
Who would have predicted the articulation of these sentences in churches prior to 2020? It has been a strange year. It has been a painful year.
You may feel the pain of the losses, but God has a plan for your church to embrace the new reality to which you are headed.
These books came at pivotal points in my life. I remember each of them and cherish them like long-term, trusted friends. Here are my personal top ten.
It is time to revisit the need to simplify. It is time to look at how effective churches of the very near future (like in the next few months) will do only a few things well and eliminate the rest.
I am watching this trend closely via hundreds of churches, and I am seeing more and more chatter and a lot more disagreements about the nature of the digital church.
These five likely consequences range from the trivial to the important.
We must return to the post-COVID-19 world with a renewed attitude about the importance of the gathered church.
Your church can be one of the churches that adapt and thrive in the new environment.
Here are common examples when accepting generosity may not be the best option.
“I can’t believe he resigned!”
Every leader should consider this principle whether the responsibility is over a few or thousands.
What happens when a pastor approaches retirement age?
