By Keri Wyatt Kent
When is the worst time to launch a brand-new discipleship program? You might ask Discovery Church in Colorado Springs. You might also ask them how to grow your church during a global pandemic.
In late January, Discovery Church in Colorado Springs, CO, launched a three-tier discipleship program at their church. About six weeks later, the COVID-19 pandemic sent their entire discipleship program online. (more…)
Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the book widens and deepens with our years.
—Charles Spurgeon
The Bible is the book of my life. It’s the book I live with,
the book I live by, the book I want to die by.
—N. T. Wright
As Christians, the Bible is the most sacred book we have. However, one of the biggest issues today’s churches face is biblical illiteracy.
Although many people in the United States have access to the Bible, few actually read it on a daily basis. In fact, one study shows that nearly 90% of households in the United States own a Bible,1 according to research from the Barna Group in partnership with the Assemblies of God. [Read more…]
I’ve been working in church tech since 2015, and I have a confession to make: It’s really easy to lose sight of the Church in my day-to-day work. I have to continually remind myself amid writing copy, thinking up campaign strategies, and sitting through planning meetings that I’m here to serve the Church. This isn’t just a marketing job. What we are doing is empowering churches everywhere to fulfill the Great Commission in the digital age better. Sure, we’re a business. But as a Christian, I recognize this is serious business. [Read more…]