A Church That Knows Its Neighbors: What It Looks Like a Year Later
Imagine your congregation a year from now. Twelve months of walking. Twelve months of listening at the coffee shop. Twelve months of asking real questions and paying attention to the answers. A few small, sustainable steps taken in response to what you have heard....
Don’t Miss the New Thing Managing the Old One
Scripture “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” (Isaiah 43:19a NIV) God spoke this to people in exile, still grieving everything they had lost. He did not minimize the loss. He simply refused to let it become a ceiling. He was...
The Sending Church Mindset: From Consumer to Producer
Somewhere in the last half century, the Church quietly learned to think of pastors as products. Not crudely. Not on purpose. But the language revealed the assumption. We spoke of pastoral searches the way people speak of hiring. We talked about the pastoral market. We...
It Starts Today: Listen to Unfiltered!
For the past several weeks, we have been talking about mission, leadership, discipleship, community engagement, and the future of the Church. They are the realities church leaders face every day. We believe the Church still has an extraordinary opportunity to impact...
Starting Small: One Practical Step in the Next 30 Days
After all the walking, listening, and honest reflection, the temptation is to do something big. Do not. Not yet. The history of established churches trying to pivot is littered with well-intentioned big launches that exhausted the congregation, fizzled within a year,...
You Can’t Pioneer on Empty
Scripture “All at once an angel touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat.’” (1 Kings 19:5b NIV) After his greatest ministry victory, Elijah collapsed in the wilderness and asked God to take his life. God’s first move was not a sermon or a strategy. It was food. Then...
The Questions We Hope to Explore Together
Every meaningful journey begins with good questions. The best leaders are not necessarily the people with all the answers. Often, they are the people willing to ask honest questions and remain open to what God may be teaching them. As we prepared to launch Momentum...
Partnering With a Seminary: What It Actually Looks Like
The phrase seminary partnership sounds official, expensive, and slightly intimidating. For most mission-focused churches, the mental picture is a formal affiliation agreement, a financial commitment the church cannot afford, and a relationship that benefits the...
What Happens When Churches Lose Sight of Their Communities
Every church exists within a community. Yet a congregation can become so focused on its own activities that it gradually loses awareness of the people living beyond its walls. This rarely happens intentionally. Most churches genuinely care about their communities....