Generational Views on Faith: Boomers
Part 1 of 4 We hear it from Pew Research. From Barna. And we see this in our own churches. Attendance is down. The people… Read More »Generational Views on Faith: Boomers
Part 1 of 4 We hear it from Pew Research. From Barna. And we see this in our own churches. Attendance is down. The people… Read More »Generational Views on Faith: Boomers
VLOG Enabling the Changing Catholic Church Part 1 Want More Information On How You Can Use Data To Grow Your Parish? Community Intelligence Consulting from… Read More »Using Data to Strengthen Parish Ministry – Intelligence
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Church can’t happen if people don’t show up. Seeing new people come to faith in Christ and find wholeness excites everyone, and what better day… Read More »How to Increase Church Easter Attendance
Every church or religious congregation has its more active and its less active members, those at the center and those on the periphery, those who… Read More »Is It Hard to Serve Both Practicing Christians and Nominal Christians?
When you think of church growth, what comes to your mind? More people in the pews every Sunday? More involvement in small groups? Wednesday night… Read More »Easter Outreach Ideas for Churches
The word “nominal” is related to the word “name.” It’s generally thought to mean something like “in name only.” That’s not quite how it works… Read More »How to Attract Nominal Christians Back into the Fellowship
February is black history month thanks to the efforts of Carter G. Woodson, who formed the first organization to promote the scientific study of black… Read More »Black History: The US Catholic Church Prayerful Response
This is my first post in a new blog using MissionInsite for community research and church development, available exclusively to ACST and MissionInsite subscribers. I… Read More »See, Know, and Serve
It’s time to be prepared for the church’s annual report as you’ve been contemplating, in tandem, the importance of vision casting. So who are your… Read More »What is Your Local Impact?