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Six Things to be Thankful for in ‘The Worst Year Ever’
We’ve all heard it – “2020 has been the worst year ever.” Starting with the news of horrible brushfires in Australia, 2020 has delivered gut punch after gut punch - and each blow has landed. If ever a year was a dumpster fire, it’s this one. And while it’s good and...
Podcast 104: Does the Holy Spirit Move Online?
This is podcast episode 104 of thechurch.digital, powered by Stadia Church Planting. Remember back when churches met in large gatherings. Those physical services were so powerful, you could just feel the spirit of God moving across the room. It was always...
God Is Not Surprised By Your Gifts
“God is not surprised by your gifts.” Jo Saxton made this statement so matter-of-factly at the 2020 Bloom Retreat this past September. These words and her confidence in stating them covered my heart like a soothing balm. As she stated this Truth, I was sitting next...
Intentionally Moving the Church Forward: A Reflection on Stadia’s Phygital
Growing up, my family and I always joked by asking, “what is normal anyway?” I cannot think of a better question to ask in the year 2020. If you are like me, you probably rang in the new year with some type of plan or map of how you expected the year to go. For those...
Leading with Kindness
Super Bowl coach and respected Christian witness, Tony Dungy - Super Bowl champion coach formerly with the Indianapolis Colts - has left a mark on America in terms of exemplary leadership. He didn’t curse, sarcastically chew out players, or rant on the sidelines. He...
Finding Your Focus
You belong here. It’s one of the phrases that has marked our youth ministry over the last year. Families saw it as they entered our programs and their students lived it. Everything we did reinforced belonging. Imagine a safe place to develop healthy relationships with...
4 Financial Moves Your Church Should Make to Steward Money Well
Have a Budget Yes, this seems like a no-brainer, but it's necessary! Do you have a budget that shows budget v. actual? Budgeting is good stewardship of the resources God provided. It shows that a plan is in place for how funds received would be spent. Reporting this...
The Church is Going Digital, and Venture Capitalists are Noticing
Last week, Bloomberg.com published an article about venture funding backing religious apps. The article starts out; “COVID-19 has upended the traditional Sunday service, taking sermons from the pulpit to the screen. It’s sparking a long overdue digital awakening for...
Living in the Exchange
My heart would bleed every time I turned on the television or opened a social media app. Hearing and seeing devastating news of loss, our country being plagued by a novel virus, lives of black and brown men and women taken with no regard for life, protests, riots,...