Thursday's Catch: Toward Missional Effectiveness and More

Towards Missional Effectiveness: The Mark of Sentness (Part 5)

In this blog series Ed Stetzer covers the topic of missional effectiveness. In Part 5 he covers the missional mark of sentness. Read More

Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4

How to Be Both Multisite and Missional—At Any Church: Part 1

What if there is a way that every church whether declining, plateaued, or thriving can be truly missional and truly multisite? Read More

7 Ways to Attract People to Your Church—This Month

In our work, we like to keep an eye on what churches are doing to attract people to their church with the goal of making disciples. In this post, I’m going to share seven things your church can do to attract more guests this month. Let’s get started. Read More

10 Places to Use Church Greeters, Especially during Easter

Many people who write about church growth recognize the importance of having trained greeters at the doors when guests arrive. I agree (as you’ll see below), but I also think there are many other places to use greeters—especially as we prepare for the Easter season.... Read More

3 Books To Help Church Leaders Understand Gen Z (or iGen)

A college minister recently asked me what books or resources I’d recommend for understanding the broad contours of this generational shift in order to minister more effectively. I thought of two books right away and then considered a third. Read More

4 Ways to Shepherd Your Flock through Textual Variants

I’ve been preaching and teaching to the same congregation for more than a decade and have had to deal with this issue many times—from the ending of Mark’s Gospel to the ending of the Lord’s Prayer. And since my congregation hasn’t yet fired me, I hope I might be doing something right. Read More

5 Ways Email Can Make or Break Your Ministry Impact

For anyone wanting to gain insight into email culture, here’s a few tips I’ve learned and can offer. Read More

A Task Too Big for One: The Third Person in Evangelism

In our insufficiency, God reminds us of his power and presence with us — and he gives us helpers. We’re not left alone to accomplish this task. We’re members of Christ’s body, and I believe we need to rediscover the value of doing evangelism in this God-supplied community. Read More