The Job is Building People: An Excerpt from Empowering Leaders
February 6, 2018
“It isn’t about the leader. It never was about the leader. It will never be about the leader. It will always and only be about
Megachurches
Groundbreaking ideas, curated for you.
Big Announcement and 2018 Predictions with Nick Runyon: Podcast 238
January 10, 2018
Here’s something exciting to start off the year! Nils Smith and Nick Runyon break the biggest news on Social Media Church to date and shares
Five New Reasons Why You DO Want to Launch that New Church or Campus
December 27, 2017
What did leaders from more than 1,500 new churches or multisite campuses tell us about what they’ve learned and experienced? “8 Launch Wins,” our newly
Leading Effectively When You Inherit a Mess and Other Articles Church Leaders Should Read
November 7, 2017
Here’s a collection of interesting, thought-provoking articles from around the web from recent weeks. For more links, check out our Flipboard magazines: Leadership Network Today, Leadership
New Pastors Show Disproportionate Vision to Plant and Launch
October 25, 2017
Which pastors are more likely to have visions for planting new churches or new sites? In an upcoming major research report from Leadership Network and
How a New Generation Is Changing Evangelical Christianity and Other Articles Church Leaders Should Read
January 2, 2017
Here’s a collection of interesting, thought-provoking articles from around the web from recent weeks. For more links, check out our Flipboard magazines: Leadership Network Today, Leadership
12 Salary Trends Every Church Leader Should Know
September 27, 2016
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
12 Salary Trends Every Church Leader Should Know: 2016 Large Church Salary Study-Executive Summary
September 26, 2016
This 14-page graphic-rich report offers select metrics on pay raises, bonuses, total staffing costs, top salary predictors, outsourcing patterns, and more. It also includes a
Why You Should Know the Retention Rate of Financial Givers
September 15, 2016
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.
12 Salary Trends Every Church Leader Should Know: Large Church Salary Study–Complete Report
September 8, 2016
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,
4 Types of Ministry Innovation
March 23, 2023
What do the wheel, compass, printing press, lightbulb, automobile, computer, internet, and smartphone all have in common? They were all breakthrough innovations that radically reshaped
LNP28 – Digital Strategies Beyond Weekend Services
March 23, 2023
Host: Jeff Reed Guest: Tyler Sansom Pastor, respect your physical church service enough to not broadcast it live. But that doesn’t mean your church should
Easter Prep: The Gospel You Might Be Missing
March 22, 2023
The big day is coming quickly. It’s almost Easter Sunday and all over the world pastors are working hard to show up on this Super
LNP27 – Life After Altspace
March 21, 2023
Host: Jeff Reed Guests: Stuart McPherson, VRTiger, and John Hazel AltspaceVR is dead. Well, not quite yet, but as of March 10, 2023, Microsoft will
The Now, The Next, and The Never Again – Part 1
March 20, 2023
Following the pandemic and painful discord in the American Church in its wake, I had been thinking—and telling friends privately—“I hope the whole thing burns
Rediscovering Your Church’s Digital Why
March 20, 2023
The digital age has revolutionized the way we communicate church, but in many ways it has yet to influence how we “be” the church. As
