Report on Innovations in Church Financial Models
February 15, 2023
One third of the churches in the U.S. are in the red this year.1 Some of these will close. According to Jim Tomberlin and Warren
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Our 2018 Top Resources for Church Leaders
November 13, 2018
As 2018 comes to a close, we want to take a moment to highlight the resources that you and thousands of leaders like you found
What Percentage of a Church Budget Goes to Staffing Costs?
October 15, 2018
In our most recent FREE report “Seven Vital Benchmarks in Church Compensation” (available at this link), the second finding deals with the percentage of church
Per Capita Giving and our Large Church Compensation Survey
September 6, 2018
For those of you that have already read our Free Compensation Survey Summary Report, 7 Vital Benchmarks in Church Compensation, you noticed the findings about
What’s the Best Compensation Report for Our Church Situation?
August 15, 2018
Last month, Leadership Network released our latest editions of the Large Church Compensation Reports. On our updated salary page you will see LOTS of choices. Those
NOW RELEASED – 2018 Large Church Compensation Report
July 25, 2018
In partnership with gloo. After months of surveying, collecting data, crunching numbers, and careful analysis, the latest, most comprehensive large church compensation research project has
An interview with Dr. Warren Bird as He Bridges to ECFA
July 23, 2018
Dr. Warren Bird recently announced that he has some big news, Warren, what’s your news? After a great 13-year run with Leadership Network, I’ve become Vice
Online Briefing Scheduled for Latest Multisite Trends Report
February 14, 2018
Just last week we released our latest multisite research report titled: “Latest Multisite Trends: How a New Generation of Pastors Is Shifting to Strategies that
The New Multiplication Movement
February 8, 2018
Dr. Warren Bird, has done it again. By mining the great insights of the polling we did in 2017 he has uncovered more great facts
Microchurches for the Next Generation
September 18, 2023
Every year, more than one million young people will walk away from the Christian faith. The young people in America are considered to be the
How to Become More Innovative
September 11, 2023
There is a pervasive myth out there that innovation is the exclusive domain of artists, entrepreneurs, and creative types. But is it possible to cultivate
Engaging the Next Generation
September 11, 2023
In an era of rapid societal changes and shifting values, many local churches are facing the challenge of engaging the next generation. With declining attendance
Time to Create New Norms
September 4, 2023
Fifty-five years ago, nearly half of Americans smoked and only 100,000 regularly took a jog. Then, in 1968, Dr. Kenneth Cooper wrote his groundbreaking book,
Informal and Formal Disciplemaking: Movements Require Both
August 28, 2023
Moses tells the people of Israel in Deuteronomy 6:4-5, “The Lord, your God, the Lord is one,” and “Love the Lord your God with all
A.I. and the Future of Preaching
August 21, 2023
The best artificial intelligence chatbot in history was released by the A.I. research company OpenAI toward the end of 2022. ChatGPT (the GPT stands for
