By Chris Willard with Warren Bird You’ve realized that having a generosity and stewardship ministry is a major need at your church, but where do you start? When you…
It seems like Social Media has gone to the next level in terms of communicating and connecting people together. In today’s episode, Halie Powell joins the conversation as they talk…
Campus Pastors have quickly become one of the most crucial roles at multisite churches across North America. However, as a church grows and expands, one of the first challenges to…
Jay has been interviewing different church online pastors for a series he has been doing on jaykranda.com/blog. In this podcast Jay turns the tables and interviews Nils and asks how…
By John McGee Jesus said that the world would know us by our love. But when you look at the church and the world, there’s not a lot of difference…
Nils and Jay use Zoom.us Webinar Facebook Live feature for the first time to capture their podcast. Check out the playback of the event on their Facebook Page! During the…
By Warren Bird Dr. Dennis Episcopo uses an innovative method for determining ministries at Appleton Alliance Church in Appleton, WI, where he is pastor. He asks community leaders what they…
Whether a church plant or a campus one of the challenges of starting a new congregation is putting together a music team. I saw this from Chris Surratt (my brother)…
Over the years, our team at Leadership Network has observed that most churches do not have a comprehensive plan to teach biblical generosity and stewardship. And that is a problem….
Large high performing organizations are remarkably self-aware. They know who they are, they know what they do well, they have deep insight into ever-changing community and market needs and they…
Eric Swanson, author of The Externally Focused Quest, shares 5 common characteristics of successful missionally minded churches. 1) They believe that missional churches help cities to thrive. 2) They understand…
By Chris Willard with Warren Bird When we talk to people in our churches about money, we usually end up on topics such as budgeting, managing your resources and…
In today’s episode, Nils interviews Beth Debayle, a Digital Strategist at Dunham+Company. They talked about how to reach the millennials and how can it be of help to online ministry….
By Warren Bird I remember visiting a missionary who had a big sign in his work space: “The pay ain’t great but the benefits are out of this world.” Several…
Innovation has become a massive adaptation for online church. It became the bread and butter of social media church to be known to the world. In the first episode of…
By Chris Willard with Warren Bird The problem might stem from a matter of convenience more than anything else. Pastors and ministry leaders—many of them men—find it easy to grab…
by Warren Bird Religion makes a huge socio-economic contribution to life in the United States, some $1.2 trillion annually, according to recent research. These dollars range from the basic economic…
I want to share a story that I sent to marriage ministry leaders as part of an email resource series. Kirby…
By Warren Bird I’m intrigued by questions coming from readers of our large-church salary report. (The executive summary is free, and the complete report is $499, both are described at…
By Warren Bird WoodsEdge Community Church Senior Pastor Jeff Wells knows there is only one thing that could have moved his church from a massive debt load to being debt…
You could say that Beulah Alliance Church has kept its missional edge as a 95-year-old church by operating like a school kid struggling with math: Multiply any way you can….
Bright-orange buckets are fueling the generosity of an Indianapolis (IN) church, and making a big impact on its community. The “Generous Bucket,” as they are known at The Creek Church…
By Chris Willard with Warren Bird Mobilizing a church toward generosity is a challenge anywhere. But what about in a church where many people struggle financially? How do you move…
By Warren Bird For households that give to the general fund of your church, do 43% give between $200 and $999 a year? That’s the average, according to a study…
In this 30-minute webinar, Warren Bird, Ph.D, interviews Kevin Penry and Kyle Kutter of Life.Church, America’s largest-attendance church, about their free tool Church Metrics. Hear some of the reasons behind…
By Dan Busby and Michael Martin Try making a hamburger without beef, brewing coffee without beans, or baking a cake without sugar. Something’s not quite right, is it? Without the…
By Warren Bird Leadership Network has built a team of high-capacity leaders who serve churches in powerful ways. These leaders are field-tested as innovation catalysts in their ministry areas, and…
Did you know that Millennials—the generation born between 1980 and 2000—comprise 20 percent of the U.S. population? Did you know that a paltry 10 percent of churches today have 20…
By Warren Bird Leadership Network’s salary report (download the free executive summary here) focuses on top-tier staff in larger churches. The report drew attention ranging from national media to people’s…
Jay talks with the lead pastor of City Rising Church LA Brandon Lyons. They talk about what it looks to plant a church, how to deal with current social topics…
brought to you by ACS Technologies by Warren Bird What gets MEASURED, gets MANAGED. What gets REWARDED, gets REPEATED. Whatever you BRAG ON, you’ll see MORE OF. That’s why we invited…
In October 2016, Facebook introduced Workplace. Nils and Jay share their thoughts and reaction to this new update as well as their experience with some other new updates around Facebook…
By Warren Bird, Ph.D. Leaders constantly monitor their budget trends, so Leadership Network has prepared two infographics, each drawn from original research and each designed to provide helpful benchmarks…
Brian Mavis and Rick Rusaw talk about their book, The Neighboring Church: Getting Better at What Jesus Says Matters Most.
Click the thumbnail of either image to be taken to the full-size downloadable infographic. 12 Top Findings from the 2016 Leadership Network Salary, Staff and Budget Survey How Can These 13…
by Warren Bird • What are church planters concerned about? Finances are one of the three top concerns for 73% of them. • How many church planters have “considerable friction”…
By Chris Willard with Warren Bird If you’ve ever led a church through a generosity initiative or capital campaign, you have experienced the following scenario. The congregation is fired…
If you’ve ever led your church through a capital campaign or giving initiative, you know how hard it can be to keep the flame hot through the full two or…
Nils and Jay talk about Click Funnels–a tool that combines all other tools used for online marketing–and how ministries can utilize the conversion process to achieve goals.They go over the…
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By Dave Travis It’s very important. Our team led by Dr. Warren Bird has just released our latest large church salary survey results in partnership with Vanderbloemen Search Group….
What does an insider look at the compensation practices of 1,251 large churches reveal? Leadership Network’s 2016 edition of “12 Salary Trends Every Church Leader Should Know” offers an…
By Chris Willard with Warren Bird Growing your church and your people in generosity is important to you—and us. That’s why Leadership Network has developed HUB:Generosity for larger churches who…
The internet loved NFL’s live stream on Twitter last season. Jay and Nils run down on Twitter joining the live streaming scene and real-time viewing developing into social. They also…
By David Thoroughman I was recently talking with a pastor at a multisite church about the stagnant growth he was experiencing at one particular campus. The church (in general) is…
Jay and Nils talk about social media response systems–the best way to set them up, some pros and cons and some things to avoid. They also share their reaction towards…
Know Jesus—No evolution / No Jesus—Know evolution Know Jesus—No progressive political views / No Jesus—Know progressive political views Know Jesus—No gay friends / No Jesus—Know gay friends Know Jesus—No dialogue about social justice…
Our most comprehensive study ever, this report contains 35 pages of more than 20 tables and graphics, giving details and metrics on pay raises, bonuses, total staffing costs, top salary…
Nils and Jay talk about a couple of new trends around Facebook: Facebook for Nonprofits and Facebook Live being utilized more by churches. They go over the best practices churches…
How’s giving going in your church? You might be surprised what you find out if you are tracking three vital generosity metrics that most churches miss. Learn what they are…
