Did you know that last weekend, 5 million Americans were part of a multisite church? That more than 50 U.S. churches have 10 or more campuses? That the larger or faster-growing the church, the more […]
Can Warren Bird stump David Fletcher? Warren is in the middle of fielding a landmark national survey titled The Future of the Large Church, and has looked at the first 300 churches to participate—churches with […]
What are specific actions you can take to live and lead at a higher level of integrity? David and Warren recently convened 20 experts in various fields and asked for their tips on […]
One of my recent ECFA research projects involves leadership integrity. For David Fletcher’s in-person XP-Seminar in February, I surveyed the attendees, the majority of whom are the equivalent of Executive Pastor, with 1 in 3 […]
What practical insights and trends could research on 3,000 church planters and campus pastors offer? Learn as findings from ECFA’s historic and groundbreaking research are unveiled along five […]
Full of charts and graphs, the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability has produced a free 24-page report on the state of giving in 2020. Warren Bird Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Equipping, served as project […]
Let’s go inside two different mergers. One looks through the eyes of the joining church, exploring what led up to starting the merger conversation, what issues they needed to work through, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated change in churches at arguably the fastest rate in history! Back in 2015, megachurches led the church world in offering online church: 30% of megachurches offered an online campus experience—defined […]
Fletch talks more with Warren Bird and Jim Tomberlin about the preliminary findings on “Church Mergers” for those who participated in their online survey. Bird and Tomberlin write:
Topics include:
• What motivated your church […]
Fletch talks with Warren Bird and Jim Tomberlin about the preliminary findings on “Church Mergers” for those who participated in their online survey. Bird and Tomberlin write:
Have you experienced a church merger first-hand? […]
One of the least understood roles in churches is the “second chair” role—the person who reports directly to the Senior Pastor (or sometimes the church board) and oversees a large portion of the church staff. […]
Peter Haas knew he had a financial challenge on his hands when he got a report on the giving patterns of his fast-growing Substance Church in Fridley, Minnesota, and discovered that his 8-year-old daughter was […]
