In this episode, we’re joined by Daniel Hall, Chief Creative Officer of Echo Global, a contact center for Gospel conversations. Daniel shares his learnings from their three million ministry conversations…
In this episode of the podcast, Nils and Nick are joined by Nona Jones of Facebook’s faith-based projects and Bishop Joseph Walker of Mt. Zion Church in Nashville. Listen as…
By John Poitevent As the Outward Focus Pastor at Christ the King Church in Bellingham, Washington, Wendy Powell began to examine their local outreaches in light of the missions strategy…
There has been a lot of negative press for millennials lately, and as someone working in that arena I felt the need to respond. One article on “harsh realities millennials…
Eric Swanson, author of The Externally Focused Quest, shares 5 common characteristics of successful missionally minded churches. 1) They believe that missional churches help cities to thrive. 2) They understand…
First Presbyterian Church in Boulder Colorado hosts event they had launched to help improve marriages in Boulder. Held on a Friday evening in January, open to the public, and centered on…
By N. Doug Gamble The world of faith-based and nonprofit outreach is dotted with ambitious believers I call rough-edged rangers. Like other lone rangers, they get disgusted with mediocre involvement…
by Efrem Smith 1.) Adopt a school and create a tutoring program for low achieving students in reading and math. 2.) Preach and Teach on the historic and present issues…
By Warren Bird Pastor Chris Brown with a group of Compassion International kids after after a speaking at a…
By Warren Bird The Compassion Experience exhibit allows participants to experience the sights, smells and sounds of children living in poverty around the world through an array of hands-on displays….
Rising influence churches show significant innovation in ministry, and they positively impact both their local communities and their pastoral peers. Most are looking for new, meaningful, biblically based ways to describe and measure spirituality. All strive to become better at connecting with, reaching and serving lost people, and most are trying to find new financial models where less of their total budget goes into facility costs. Multisite ministry is almost a given for these churches.
