[{"id":47,"date":"2021-01-07T18:37:54","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T18:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2025-11-07T19:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:00:29","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"47\" class=\"elementor elementor-47\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4a7875 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4a7875\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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target=\"_self\" title=\"What Catholics Have Told Us About AI\u2014and Why Pope Leo&#8217;s Guidance Matters\u00a0\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/iStock-2162645329-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22278\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/iStock-2162645329-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/iStock-2162645329-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/iStock-2162645329-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/iStock-2162645329-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/iStock-2162645329-1536x810.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/06\/iStock-2162645329-2048x1080.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/what-catholics-have-told-us-about-ai-and-why-pope-leos-guidance-matters\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat Catholics Have Told Us About AI\u2014and Why Pope Leo&#8217;s Guidance Matters\u00a0\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tBy Terry Poplava Pope Leo XIV&nbsp;has commanded our attention&nbsp;through&nbsp;his encyclical&nbsp;Magnifica Humanitas.&nbsp;&nbsp;Isabella Piro, writing for Vatican news, highlights the underpinning framework: \u201cDivided into five chapters,&nbsp;Magnifica humanitas&nbsp;has ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/what-catholics-have-told-us-about-ai-and-why-pope-leos-guidance-matters\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-22274\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-22274>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper catholic  catholic \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/the-churchs-response-to-loneliness-is-not-a-program-its-relationship\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"The Church\u2019s Response to Loneliness Is Not a Program. It\u2019s Relationship.\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2121\" height=\"1414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/iStock-1408224365.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22270\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/iStock-1408224365.jpg 2121w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/iStock-1408224365-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/iStock-1408224365-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/iStock-1408224365-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/iStock-1408224365-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/iStock-1408224365-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/iStock-1408224365-930x620.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2121px) 100vw, 2121px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/the-churchs-response-to-loneliness-is-not-a-program-its-relationship\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Church\u2019s Response to Loneliness Is Not a Program. It\u2019s Relationship.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tLoneliness is often described today as a social epidemic.\u00a0We see it in rising anxiety, polarization, digital exhaustion, and the growing sense that many people\u2014even those ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/the-churchs-response-to-loneliness-is-not-a-program-its-relationship\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-22269\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-22269>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper church-growth community outreach  church-growth community outreach \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/ideas-for-summer-creative-community-outreach-that-transforms-neighborhoods\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ideas for Summer: Creative Community Outreach That Transforms Neighborhoods\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/iStock-1935590814-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22262\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/iStock-1935590814-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/iStock-1935590814-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/iStock-1935590814-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/iStock-1935590814-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/iStock-1935590814-1536x916.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/iStock-1935590814-2048x1222.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/ideas-for-summer-creative-community-outreach-that-transforms-neighborhoods\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tIdeas for Summer: Creative Community Outreach That Transforms Neighborhoods\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tWhen it comes to church outreach, summer is one of the easiest times of the year to plan creative and practical events that have the ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/ideas-for-summer-creative-community-outreach-that-transforms-neighborhoods\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-22261\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-22261>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper catholic  catholic \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/leisure-time-parishes-are-the-way\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Leisure Time? Parishes Are the Way.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/iStock-1456518264-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22254\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/iStock-1456518264-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/iStock-1456518264-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/iStock-1456518264-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/iStock-1456518264-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/iStock-1456518264-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/iStock-1456518264-2048x1357.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/leisure-time-parishes-are-the-way\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tLeisure Time? Parishes Are the Way.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tBy Terry Poplava Is leisure time overrated? Health experts tell us we need to take a break from work activity. Our media is filled with ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/leisure-time-parishes-are-the-way\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-22251\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-22251>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper church-growth communications community  church-growth communications community \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/after-easter-how-to-follow-up-well-and-inspire-lasting-generosity\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Easter Church Planning (Part 2): How to Follow Up Well and Inspire Lasting Generosity\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/paul-hanaoka-HbyYFFokvm0-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22250\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/paul-hanaoka-HbyYFFokvm0-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/paul-hanaoka-HbyYFFokvm0-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/paul-hanaoka-HbyYFFokvm0-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/paul-hanaoka-HbyYFFokvm0-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/paul-hanaoka-HbyYFFokvm0-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/paul-hanaoka-HbyYFFokvm0-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/paul-hanaoka-HbyYFFokvm0-unsplash-930x620.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/after-easter-how-to-follow-up-well-and-inspire-lasting-generosity\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tEaster Church Planning (Part 2): How to Follow Up Well and Inspire Lasting Generosity\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tEaster may bring more people through your doors than almost any other Sunday, but what happens after Easter matters just as much as what happens ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/after-easter-how-to-follow-up-well-and-inspire-lasting-generosity\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-22249\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-22249>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper engagement events  engagement events \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/easter-church-planning-how-to-invite-clearly-and-create-a-welcoming-guest-experience\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Easter Church Planning (Part 1): How to Invite Clearly and Create a Welcoming Guest Experience\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/iStock-2207050847.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/iStock-2207050847.jpg 1254w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/iStock-2207050847-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/iStock-2207050847-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/iStock-2207050847-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/iStock-2207050847-930x620.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/easter-church-planning-how-to-invite-clearly-and-create-a-welcoming-guest-experience\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tEaster Church Planning (Part 1): How to Invite Clearly and Create a Welcoming Guest Experience\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tEaster is often the most attended Sunday of the year. It brings a high number of guests, including people who have not been to church ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/easter-church-planning-how-to-invite-clearly-and-create-a-welcoming-guest-experience\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-22245\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-22245>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper catholic  catholic \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/cultural-catholics\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Cultural Catholics?\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/iStock-1149641735.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22243\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/iStock-1149641735.jpg 1254w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/iStock-1149641735-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/iStock-1149641735-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/iStock-1149641735-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/iStock-1149641735-930x620.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/cultural-catholics\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tCultural Catholics?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tI was intrigued by the February 5 article from researcher Ryan Burge titled \u201cCultural Jews and Cultural Catholics? Who belongs without believing?\u201d In the article, ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/cultural-catholics\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-22233\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-22233>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper church-growth community engagement outreach  church-growth community engagement outreach \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/why-isnt-my-outreach-working-3-reasons-church-outreach-falls-short\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"&#8220;Why Isn&#8217;t My Outreach Working?&#8221; 3 Reasons Church Outreach Falls Short\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/aamir-suhail-ATlRqTCbvV4-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22229\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/aamir-suhail-ATlRqTCbvV4-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/aamir-suhail-ATlRqTCbvV4-unsplash-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/aamir-suhail-ATlRqTCbvV4-unsplash-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/aamir-suhail-ATlRqTCbvV4-unsplash-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/aamir-suhail-ATlRqTCbvV4-unsplash-1-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/02\/aamir-suhail-ATlRqTCbvV4-unsplash-1-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/why-isnt-my-outreach-working-3-reasons-church-outreach-falls-short\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Why Isn&#8217;t My Outreach Working?&#8221; 3 Reasons Church Outreach Falls Short\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tIf you find that your outreach isn\u2019t building relationships and that you aren\u2019t making as big an impact as you thought your efforts should be, ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/why-isnt-my-outreach-working-3-reasons-church-outreach-falls-short\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-22227\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-22227>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper community  community \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/small-churches-can-make-a-huge-difference-in-their-communities\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Small Churches Can Make a Huge Difference in Their Communities\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/iStock-1159106105-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22226\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/iStock-1159106105-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/iStock-1159106105-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/iStock-1159106105-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/iStock-1159106105-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/iStock-1159106105-1536x957.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/iStock-1159106105-2048x1276.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__content-wrap uael-content-wrap-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-post__title\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/small-churches-can-make-a-huge-difference-in-their-communities\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tSmall Churches Can Make a Huge Difference in Their Communities\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tSmall churches are the backbone of the Body of Christ, with an estimated 70% of all United States churches having fewer than 100 members (Lifeway ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/small-churches-can-make-a-huge-difference-in-their-communities\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-22225\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\" id=uael-post-22225>Read More \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uael-post-wrapper community  community \">\n\t<div class=\"uael-post__bg-wrap uael-bg-wrap-disabled \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__inner-wrap uael-inner-wrap-disabled\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/from-palm-sunday-to-resurrection-sunday-a-week-of-outreach-opportunities\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"From Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday: A Week of Outreach Opportunities\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/iStock-1982107604-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22224\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/iStock-1982107604-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/iStock-1982107604-300x200.jpg 300w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/from-palm-sunday-to-resurrection-sunday-a-week-of-outreach-opportunities\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\tFrom Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday: A Week of Outreach Opportunities\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThe Easter season is a time of new beginnings when people who aren\u2019t part of the Church are more willing to give things a try.&nbsp; ...\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"uael-post__read-more elementor-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acstechnologies.com\/church-growth\/from-palm-sunday-to-resurrection-sunday-a-week-of-outreach-opportunities\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-labelledby=\"uael-post-22223\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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