Over 25 percent of adults in America admit they haven’t read a book in the past year.1
This decline in reading has hit the Church hard, too. In 2016, only a third of believers could say they read the Bible once a week or more.2
If Christians aren’t reading the Bible or books that encourage spiritual growth, how can they mature? It’s an undeniable problem. (Josh. 1:8; Rom. 10:17; Matt. 4:4) (more…)
Ready for the most important insight about moving to online church services? It’s not simply live streaming a church service.
I like how Benjamin Windle, founder and pastor of Lifeplace Church in Australia, puts it: “Adding a live stream and thinking that’s the solution is like a university adding a camera into a lecture room and calling it ‘online campus.’ It’s not the full expression of what a campus is; it’s just a camera feed.”1 [Read more…]
What if people who came to your live stream service felt like they were a part of it? Felt connected?
From that live stream connection, you could build an online church community that engages all week long. The foundation for that is making your live stream service feel more like an in-person service. [Read more…]