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ChurchInfluence.com is a FREE web tool that networks pastors with leading ministry experts to helping churches grow. The website’s algorithm analyzes church influence and reach within the community based on: (1) your survey results, (2) your local demographics and (3) leading ministry expertise combined with national church trends.

Is your church ready for GDPR?

You’ve probably heard about GDPR. The new European data protection regulation that applies practically to everyone enters in power on May 25, 2018. Especially if you operate a church or ministry website, it’s most likely that there’s already a process for getting your systems in compliance with the regulation. GDPR in effect adds to or …

Make your VBS amazing in 2018

Choosing VBS Made Easy. As you begin planning for the summer months ahead we want to make the process of choosing and ordering Vacation Bible School easier for you. So, we’ve partnered with the best ministries to offer you great deals and resources you can trust! Here are 4 curated VBS Starter Kits for you: Babylon Starter Kit …

The Church Impacting society through the Areas of Influence

THE CHURCH – IMPACTING SOCIETY THROUGH THE AREAS OF INFLUENCE By Roydon Loveley THE CHURCH IN SOCIETY TODAY The Church should be seeking to influence and change society. Unfortunately the general perception of the church in the media is that it is irrelevant and dying with just a few old ladies attending. Church leaders are …

National Church Survey to Reveal 2018 State of the Church in America

National church survey reveals important data about the state of the church in America today The survey has been conducted for the past two years in several hundred congregations from all denominations across the United States. All collected national trends provide information about essential ministry dynamics and characteristics of the local congregation like: Church Type …

Harvard Divinity School: The World Needs Thoughtful, Religiously Literate Leaders to Address Today’s Most Pressing Issues and Examine Change from our Perspectives

The World Needs Thoughtful, Religiously Literate Leaders Join us June 18 to June 21, 2018, for Harvard Divinity School’s inaugural executive education program: Making Change. LEARN MORE Address Today’s Most Pressing Issues • Study alongside leading scholars of religion and ethics. • Expand your positive impact on the world. • Reflect on life’s most profound …

FREE WEBINAR: 12 Easy Steps for Completing Your Book

THE BUSY PERSON’S GUIDE TO WRITING A BOOK 12 Easy Steps for Completing Your Book Twice as Fast With Half the Effort When? Tuesday, Apr 10th Choose from 2 Free Sessions: Register Now10 AM CT Register Now8 PM CT Hosted by Michael Hyatt New York Times bestselling author Former CEO & Chairman of Thomas Nelson Publishers …

Escaping the 20/80 rule for churches

Escaping the 20/80 rule for churches

Have you heard of the “20/80 rule”—the idea that 20% of people in a typical church do 80% of the work? Obviously the exact ratio will vary from church to church, but it sounds about right to me as I think about the churches I’ve attended. In most churches there seems to be a core …