Faithlife StaffWant stronger faith, bolstered biblical literacy, and closer community in your church? Digital discipleship can help! As churches have moved to more online tools for community building, mobile giving, and live streaming, church leaders are talking...
Mary JahnkeHi there, elephant in the room. Let’s talk about you . . . “Live streaming church services on Facebook and YouTube is free. So why should we live stream from our church website?” To be honest, before COVID and the corresponding...
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...
Karen EngleAs the novel coronavirus continues to spread, it’s not only impacting church gatherings across the nation (many are scrambling to get their churches online fast), but some states are shutting down everything except groceries, pharmacies, and take...
About a year ago, leaders from the Church of God came to us with a need: to increase unity across their movement. We had just begun our early access program of Faithlife Equip, an integrated platform of all our ministry tools, and we were inviting...
Matthew BoffeyA few weeks ago Faithlife hosted BibleTech, a two-day conference on the intersection of technology and Scripture in the Christian life. As a cohost, I had the privilege of sitting in on at least half the talks. Topics ranged from the future of AI in...
I remember the days of midweek church. We’d gather Wednesday nights for a scaled-down version of Sunday morning: a little singing, some prayer, and meatier teaching. The kids would be dismissed for age-appropriate classes, while the adults stayed in...
Ryan NelsonFaithlife’s online church bulletins provide you with a convenient way for your congregation to follow your service. For those in your church who are always skeptical of downloading new apps or guard their email addresses with their lives, this...
So you want to facilitate a thriving online community for your church. You understand the value of having a private place to ask big questions as a church or for small groups to share curriculum. You know your church wants to talk about the Bible...
Elizabeth RussellConfrontation can create many unpleasant feelings and situations: awkwardness, irritation, and hurt. However, it can achieve much more if handled correctly—improved communication, understanding, solution to a problem, respect, and trustworthiness...
Confrontation is challenging. It’s even more challenging when it’s with someone whose relationship you highly value. When the time comes to raise a difficult subject, use these six questions to prepare: 1. What is the ultimate goal of...
Ray Deck IIILast month, I wrote about the 4 Rules of Communication. Observing them can improve communication within your faith community, but roadblocks can still pop up from time to time. They hinder relationships and limit community building. Watch out for...
John Wesley said, “Christianity is essentially a social religion . . . to turn it into a solitary religion, is indeed to destroy it.” But living as part of a faith community can be difficult. Differences in personality, upbringing...
It’s no accident that God’s interactions with mankind always involve a faith community. In the early parts of Genesis, we see God speaking into a family through Abraham, and later a nation through Moses. In the Gospels, we see Jesus...
We have some terrific news for you and your worship team. Your Proclaim group will now live at Logos’ new online community, Faithlife. When you invite or accept Proclaim worship team members, you’ll do it through the Faithlife groups page. This...
Jayson BradleyYour Christian community happens online at Faithlife.com. And with visible reading plans, group associations, and the ability to share documents—connecting with your community online just got a little easier. You could already: Create and join...