Church Growth Pulse

A Scottish church plant grew from 4 attendees in a living room to 55 through consistent community presence.

Key transferable principles for North...

Demographic Research and Planning

• 🔥 The Burge Report: Ryan Burge’s analysis shows many Protestant churches are buoyed by Baby Boomers, with...

• Demographic reality: Many U.S. Protestant churches are temporarily buoyed by Baby Boomers, with modal ages in the late 60s and sharp drops in young...

Churches are embracing practical strategies to grow a sending culture that multiplies impact locally and globally.

• Church Planting Masterclass:...

AI and Spiritual Leadership Shifts

• 🔥 New Study on AI Trust: New research from Barna Group in partnership with Gloo shows 1 in 3 adults believe...

Pastors are quietly leaving evangelical churches amid mounting pressures.

• Burnout, political exhaustion, and scandals push many out of ministry or...

Summer giving often drops, but churches can stay steady with proactive habits.

• Set up recurring giving to create reliable income and reduce seasonal...

As therapy podcasts and influencers compete with traditional spiritual leaders for guidance, pastors confront a shift where spiritual authority feels...

• Rising trust: 1 in 3 adults now view AI spiritual guidance as equal to a pastor's, with 48% of Christians willing to use it for growth.
• Lingering...

Pastors and church leaders can expand their spiritual, emotional, relational, and intellectual bandwidth through intentional capacity building,...

North American churches are shifting toward intentional cultures of leadership development and discipleship rather than isolated programs.

• Turner...

Pastors facing pushback should examine whether they're honoring predecessors while clearly communicating a compelling future vision. Intentional...

New Birth Missionary Baptist Church is showing how a large African American congregation can fuse spiritual leadership with long-term economic and...

Success often breeds comfort that quietly erodes a leader's edge. This Maxwell Leadership conversation with Chris Robinson highlights how high...

Newly planted churches are quickly multiplying as new believers become disciple makers, offering North American churches a proven model of rapid, organic growth driven by ordinary people like 26-year-old Esther.

Top preachers intentionally welcome critique from trusted voices to sharpen their delivery and impact. This accountability habit helps them continually strengthen their preaching rather than relying on talent alone.

Church leaders can sustain vitality and relevance by shifting from a deciding mindset to Spirit-led discernment, listening to the One in Charge. This simple pivot, encouraged in the Thriving Essentials course, keeps ministry aligned and fresh.

AI can analyze patterns and extend what we know, yet it cannot build trust, make decisions, inspire a shared vision, or cultivate a values-driven...

Small Group and Discipleship Tactics

• Stop Promoting Church Small Groups Like This: Video unpacks a data-backed approach to small groups...

National data reveals most churches promote small groups the wrong way, missing key opportunities for participation and discipleship.

Practical...