LNP 34 | Longing to Belong
May 9, 2023
The next generation is searching for a place to belong. Our culture is offering them communities, networks, clubs, and more, but the Church offers the
Generation NEXT
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5 Daily Habits That Won’t Improve Your Day, but Will Change Your Life
May 8, 2023
There are moments in our life and leadership journey when the stakes are really high—the heat turns up, the inevitable waiting season starts, the personal
Mental Health, Church Leadership, and Meeting the Need
April 10, 2023
The Mental Health Crisis Affects the Church Mental health has never been more important than it is now. After enduring a global pandemic, millions of
Our Friend, the Desert
March 13, 2023
I distinctly remember the conversations that permanently reshaped my faith and leadership in the fall of 2021. The first happened in one of my church’s
Faith-Driven Church Planting
September 12, 2022
When you are in church planting circles long enough, one of the words you hear repeatedly is vision. Church planters and pastors will spend weeks
Planting a Life-Giving Church
September 1, 2022
The Conversion Have you ever been through a wilderness season in your life? A dry season where it felt like you may not make it
Taking Time for Grief
August 5, 2022
Our society expects everything to be fast and timely. We want a clear return on the investment of our energy, and nothing should be idle.
3 Ways to Help Middle Schoolers Understand What You Are Saying
July 15, 2022
“Let’s water down the high school content so middle schoolers can keep up.” Have you said or heard that before? When communicating to middle schoolers,
The Miracle of Church Planting
June 22, 2022
Every church that stands is a miracle from God. This is good and challenging news for anyone that feels led to launch a church. Church
Discover the Wrong You Were Born to Make Right
June 22, 2022
Discover There is a wrong you were born to make right, and I guess there is something deep within you that has always known this
Microchurch Movements: The Starting Point Is Returning to Jesus
May 22, 2023
In 2020, we (KC Underground) felt a particular passion to begin equipping leadership teams in the systems and structures that have shaped our team. We
3 Leadership Shifts That Changed Everything
May 15, 2023
Here at Church NEXT, we are always looking for stories of pastors and leaders who are innovatively imagining the church of tomorrow. In this month’s
Go on a Metaverse Mission Trip
May 15, 2023
Church, Meet the Metaverse Mission Field Sure, we can argue about the ecclesiology of a church in virtual reality. There are some points of conversation
5 Daily Habits That Won’t Improve Your Day, but Will Change Your Life
May 8, 2023
There are moments in our life and leadership journey when the stakes are really high—the heat turns up, the inevitable waiting season starts, the personal
Is It Time to Change Wineskins?
May 8, 2023
The rabbis of old had a saying, “Without wine, there is no joy.”1 This was especially true at a wedding. In the first century, weddings
How Do We Disciple Artificial Intelligence?
May 1, 2023
Artificial Intelligence: Greatest Invention of the Modern Era or the Downfall of Human Civilization? Let’s stop here for a second and recognize how far the
