Last Thursday was primary election day where I live, in Tennessee. And I was on the ballot. I won’t pretend that decision was an easy one. For a long time, …
Is Your Church Suffering From Poor Attendance?
What new research reveals about churchgoers by: Rev. Dr. Anna Hall In our local congregations, we often assume that Sunday morning gatherings are just one part of being a church …
The Church as Social Infrastructure
Five practical implications for congregational mission By Rev. Cameron Trimble, CEO of Convergence The most important thing your congregation may provide is not worship, education, or pastoral care. It is …
Even in the Heat, the Work Continues
By: Rev. Anna Golladay There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes with a summer like this one. The heat index climbs past 100. The news cycle doesn’t slow down …
What Helps People Grow Spiritually?
The Ecology of Spiritual Formation and Why the Future May Look More Like the Past Than We Imagine By: Rev. Cameron Trimble, CEO of Convergence Across nearly every congregation I …
Is Vacation Bible School Still Viable?
by: Rev. Dr. Anna Hall Does your congregation hold a Vacation Bible School or other weekday kids program during the summer? If you do, you are in the minority. The …
The Architecture of Belonging
by: Rev. Cameron Trimble, CEO Convergence One unexpected outcome of leading dozens of Futures Labs in congregations, denominations, seminaries, companies, city governments, and NGOs is that they fundamentally alter the …
Before Anyone Ends Up in the Wilderness
by: Rev. Anna Golladay We so often mention Hagar as an afterthought. As an enslaved Egyptian woman whose body Sarah and Abraham use to settle a problem of inheritance, she …
Fulfillment > Productivity
by: Rev. Jim Keat “I hope your day is…” I paused for a moment as I was making my way down to my office in the basement. My wife was …
God Sees You Creating (And Calls It Good)
by: Rev. Dr. Anna Hall In my work with congregations, I hear a familiar refrain. We are resistant to change. I know it’s hard for established congregations to try new …