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A Church Offers Training in Faith and Finance
One of the common yet least talked about issues in church's today is financial literacy. We often assume how people earn, save, and spend is their business and their business alone; however, people in the pews - across all incomes - may not actually know HOW to...
10 Facts About the Millions of People Who Have Left the Church
Friend of Project Thrive and religious data scientist Dr. Ryan Burge recently co-wrote The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back? with Jim Davis and Michael Graham. In this article on Truth Over Tribe, they...
Southern Baptist Churches Are More Conservative Than Ever
The Southern Baptist Convention has been in the news quite a bit recently due to decisions made at this year's annual convention meeting. Many of the decisions signal the evolving beliefs of America's largest Protestant denomination. Friend of the program Dr. Ryan...
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5 Compass Points Guide Character Formation and Lifelong Discipleship for Youth
Every church wants to reach young people, and many choose to do that by going with tried-and-not-so-true gimmicks and draws. The secret is simple: just do it well. Youth and young adults today appreciate seriousness and depth when the topic deserves it. In this...
8 Strategies for Reaching and Developing Gen Z
If your church is lucky enough to have Gen Z (folks roughly between the ages 10 - 27 in 2024), you or people in your church might not see them as leaders just yet. But the only way to make leaders is to invest time and trust into their development. In this article...
Is Voting the Best Way to Make Collective Decisions?
How does your church make decisions? Does everyone have a vote? Is there a model of finding consensus? Is there a church-wide conversation or one among a leadership team or among pastors alone? There are many different ways churches arrive at decisions, and each has...