Online church is extremely important, but it is also woefully inadequate. This is a paradox we need to embrace. The downsides are real, but the upsides are worth it. So how do we take advantage of the good while reducing the bad? Here are a few ideas.
Small churches are the engine that drives the body of Christ around the world. It’s not that big churches don’t play an important role. They certainly do. But the role of small churches can’t be denied. Small churches are the Long Tail in the body of Christ.
Technology is always changing. There was a time when printing a new bulletin every week was a cutting-edge technical advancement. Now, the online bulletin is quickly becoming the standard.
Yes, we need to gather. But one of the big lessons of this past year is that the health of a church is not determined by how many people show up. Don’t start obsessing over attendance numbers again.
Chasing relevance makes our churches look the same in ways we should be different – from each other and from the culture.
Technology is always changing. There was a time when printing a new bulletin every week was a cutting-edge technical advancement. Now, the online bulletin is quickly becoming the standard.
You can live a vibrant faith in Christ even when it is a minority expression. There are strong, healthy, missional churches in the post-Christian pockets of the country and the world. In fact, those churches are often stronger and more mission-minded because we have to be.
The gospel was built on failure. The good news started as very bad news. It was never supposed to work. For a long time, it looked like it never would.
Our church uses LinkTree for our online bulletin because it’s so easy for anyone to set up, and just as easy for church members to navigate. In this video I show you how to set up and use LinkTree, by actually creating an account with a live screen-capture.
Spiritual growth is what kept strong congregations together and should have been our metric for “success” all along. Let’s not go back to counting butts in the seats as our standard ever again.
