Okay, so it shames me a bit to admit this, but I hadn’t really tried the short form vertical video until last week. As a Gen-X’er, I had the typical mindset that short form vertical was for kids to make dance videos or whatever it is that my wife, Sze...
I joined a church plant this year. Not on staff or anything like that, just as a member. I like church plants because I enjoy the freedom to “shake it up” and that you are often forced to innovate. Now it should come as no surprise that I think one of the...
You know those big email disclaimers people send? They sit below their signature and usually look something like this: The information we just sent you is confidential and only meant for the recipient, if we sent it to you in error then we assume no responsibility for...
Email addresses… they are old school… I think I’ve had one since at least 1998! Email hasn’t changed too much since then, and it’s still one of the most reliable ways to communicate with your congregation, but the tools you need to...
I’m a huge fan of small groups. My first ministry gig was in a “small groups church” where the mantra was “we don’t care if you show up on Sunday, but you really need to attend your small group!” It’s one of the things that...
It almost goes without saying: 2020 threw churches for a loop. I’ve seen churches that had thousands of people attending each week drop down to a few hundred each week in 2022. What’s more is some churches saw increases while others decreased, but one way...
Pornography addiction is endemic within Christian churches. The numbers are as low as half of a given congregation and as high as three quarters of that congregation consume pornography on a monthly basis. As a technology pastor, I see my fair share of browsing...
