Doing church has changed dramatically in 2020, hasn’t it? Instead of the church connecting with the congregation during worship services, they’re spreading His word through… Read More »Virtually Pastoring Your Congregation
Based on Strategic Thinking: How to Sustain Effective Ministry (Abingdon Press) Effective organizations (both for-profit and non-profit) are switching from strategic planning to strategic thinking.… Read More »Leveraging Change With MissionInsite
COVID-19 has made nearly every aspect of doing church more difficult. Not surprisingly, one of the most distressing aspects of the pandemic for churches is… Read More »Pastoral Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
For many Christians, participation in Holy Communion is one of the most vital elements of their weekly spiritual practices. Now that the pandemic has forced… Read More »Covid 19 Christianity: An Online Agape Feast
Introducing … NeedConnect 3-27-2020 We’d like to introduce you to the newest member of the MinistryPlatform family … NeedConnect! This entirely new application will better equip our… Read More »MinistryPlatform Introduces … NeedConnect
While our entire country is impacted by COVID-19, we recognize that the church is uniquely positioned to serve and care for their congregants and communities… Read More »Taking Church Online
For most of us, January brings about a renewed desire to set goals, reestablish priorities, and begin healthy routines (again). Social media is full of… Read More »Leading Toward Service: Starting the New Year Off Right
Valentine’s Day is a secular celebration that has little to do with the 3rd century saint it’s named after, but you can leverage the natural… Read More »Valentine’s Day Ideas for Your Church: The Good, the Bad, and the Cheesy
We all want to start the New Year with goals, strong resolve, and a plan to achieve those goals. But now that we’re a couple… Read More »8 Tips to Starting the New Year Off Right
In our digital society, face-to-face interactions are no longer the norm. Our days are filled with quick interchanges of 280 characters or less, sound bytes,… Read More »3 Relationships Worth Your Investment
Originally appeared in “Christianity Today” In her comprehensive article on digital media and “post-literate” Bible reading, Karen Swallow Prior urges church leaders to consider the… Read More »Article Review: “Screens are Changing the Way We Read Scripture”
Community is essential in the life of a Christ-follower, and it’s created in a body of believers through service. When we equip the saints with… Read More »Uniting The Body Through Service
