Monday's Catch: Innovation and Your Church's Future and More

4 Ways to Quickly and Unintentionally Stop Your Innovation Curve and Miss the Future

It’s far easier to stop innovating than to keep innovating. Left on its own, you’re far more likely to stop innovating than you are to keep going. Same with me. To that end, here are four ways to flatten your innovation curve and miss the future. Read More

The Top 7 Reasons Everyone Ignores the Online Content You Produce

Knowing what works is a little more tricky than figuring out what doesn’t work. To save you some time, here are seven things that don’t work, seven reasons that, if you keep doing them, make people ignore the online content you produce. Read More

5 Things To Do When the World Changes

I don't know if you've noticed, but things may not immediately return to the way they were before COVID-19. They may not immediately return, or quickly, or even over time. Read More

Preparing for Your Church to Reopen: 4 Suggestions

Across the country, state governments are setting dates for re-opening businesses and other parts of the economy in phases. What will church life look like during this “in-between” season? What is involved with reopening the church and gathering for worship? Read More

Avoid This Big Mistake: Stepping Back into the Past When You Step Back into Your Building

The biggest mistake most leaders will make in the emotional rush to get back into a facility, to see everyone again, to assemble their teams and get back to ‘normal’, is they’ll re-embrace a model of ministry designed to reach a world that no longer exists. Read More

What to Do When You Can’t Pay Your Church’s Lease or Mortgage

If you are leasing a space for your church, the time has come or passed for your first lease payment in the midst of COVID-19. You may have been OK last month, because you had gathered a few weeks before social distancing guidelines were encouraged. But now many people have been furloughed or their business has seen a drop in income. Lease and mortgage payments may be another story. So, how should you approach your landlord? Read More

6 Ways to Shepherd When You Can’t See the Sheep

In the wake of our pandemic, many godly shepherds are now faced with the daunting challenge of shepherding from a distance. Read More