It’s time to shift your leadership focus away from addition and employ the first-century practice of multiplication. Watch Auxano Senior Lead Navigator David Putman as he challenges the prevalent “more is more” habits that keep your church trapped in activity instead of maturity. #1: Examine the Biblical Foundations of Multiplication Team Questions: How does Mark […]

There’s never been a greater disconnect between God’s desired outcomes, people’s life journeys, and what they actually experience through church. We have a crisis in discipleship in many of our churches: There’s never been a greater disconnect between God’s desired outcomes, people’s life journeys, and what they actually experience through church. This disconnect reveals two […]

How to begin your journey toward 100X impact. What if “Church Growth” is what’s stunting your church’s growth? As leaders, we have a tendency to drift back toward what has worked before or what is working at other churches. But the reality is, in 2023, what has worked before and what works somewhere else may […]

Grow generous disciples with Clarity First. Each calendar turn into a new year brings new opportunities to create and cast a visionary plan for eternal impact. Each new year also brings new challenges, and for most church leaders, having the financial resources to realize this visionary plan leads the list. How will you resource your […]

How can pastors release the potential of short-term strategic initiatives in their ministry teams while also staying aligned with their beyond-the-horizon vision? When you admire the beauty of a picturesque garden, it’s easy to overlook the importance of a trellis. From beautiful flowers to gorgeous roses to abundant bunches of grapes, the purpose of the […]

It’s time for you to create your year-end giving initiative. People give extra in December; will they give to your church? Year-end giving for all non-profits (churches included) is a big deal. Historical giving trends indicate that a significant percentage of charitable giving occurs in the last month of the year, ramping up to a […]

Engagement looks vastly different on this side of 2020, with many people seeking authentic relationships over isolated experiences. People are returning, but are they engaging? Engagement looks vastly different on this side of 2020, with many people seeking authentic relationships over isolated experiences. Young families are craving togetherness right now, and your church stands to […]

Capital Campaigns are not going away – but they are changing. Capital Campaigns are not going away – but they are changing. The topic is important now, especially for churches who are looking forward to 2023 and the potential of a capital campaign. If this describes you – or you are just curious about current […]

Does your church primarily make disciples through small groups or Sunday School? When you answer the disciple-making question above, you have given an either/or answer to a both/and question. In reality, your disciple-making efforts should be a both/and/and/and value of your church. We unpacked that last statement in our July Future Casting webinar – but […]

We can no longer allow ourselves to act as if more of the same program-centric thinking and doing is going to bring about fundamentally different disciple-making results. Discipleship has always been valued and talked about in the church, but in recent years it seems to be even more of a trending topic in conversations with […]