New Church Hacks
Manage Change like a Champ
Successfully managing a period of change takes art, intuition, skill, strong listening, effective communication, and spiritual discernment. When done correctly, change management can help a leader gain respect and loyalty. Done poorly, it can have adverse effects on the organization and its people. Managing change is often daunting to oversee, especially during challenging circumstances. These … Continue reading Manage Change like a Champ
16 Action-Hacks to Attack Racism
People are suffering. How can the church show that it is listening? How do we exercise Biblical justice as Disciples of Christ? There are some practices that leaders, congregations, and organizations can adopt to eradicate systemic racism. The Bible is clear that all people are made in God’s image. Racism and oppression are against the … Continue reading 16 Action-Hacks to Attack Racism
Explore the Enneagram
The Enneagram is a personality type theory that argues nine different personality types exist in the world. It's time to discover why it’s an effective tool to implement within organizations, ministries, and workplaces. Bringing the Enneagram as a tool to use within your church increases the quality of communication among your team members. The Enneagram’s … Continue reading Explore the Enneagram
Webinar: Secure a Firm Financial Foundation
Building a budget, eliminating debt, and investing your savings will help your community of faith build a solid financial foundation for long-term success. What simple but significant changes could revolutionize giving at your church? In this New Church Hacks episode, we will: Discover how vision clarity gives your stewardship lifeLearn how generous leadership draws followersConstruct … Continue reading Webinar: Secure a Firm Financial Foundation
A Dozen Hacks for Digital Disciple-Making
The rise of social media and digital platforms has opened up a whole new world of virtual discipleship possibilities. Because digital discipleship is still relatively new, you may find that you lack the necessary understanding to make disciples of Jesus Christ via virtual platforms effectively. This New Church Hacks episode will teach you how to … Continue reading A Dozen Hacks for Digital Disciple-Making
Crucial Hacks to Decolonize Your Church
Season 3, Episode 4 In recent years, the term "decolonization" has entered popular vocabulary, drawing attention to the role of religious organizations in gentrification and the history of colonial oppression. This subject is complex and frequently fraught with contradicting ideas about defining religious ideals, colonialism, and its victims. How can congregations uphold their standards while … Continue reading Crucial Hacks to Decolonize Your Church
Trauma-informed Church in Pandemic Recovery
Season 4, Episode 1 These past few years have been very strenuous for our whole community. With issues on top of the pandemic such as police violence, the threat of war, and other collective traumatic experiences, the need to not only understand how trauma affects an individual's spirit but how to walk alongside those who are experiencing … Continue reading Trauma-informed Church in Pandemic Recovery
Navigating Grief in Children and Youth Ministry
Season 4, Episode 2 Our young people have been through a lot of compound grief in the last several years. Between school shootings and other forms of mass gun violence, racial injustice, and the ever-growing climate crisis, the youth in our communities are feeling the stresses of our society on top of a global pandemic that has … Continue reading Navigating Grief in Children and Youth Ministry
Creating Best Practices for Creation Care
Hurricanes. Floods. Heatwaves. Our world is experiencing an increased amount of these natural disasters because of rising temperatures. What can Disciples do to address climate change and be responsible stewards of the environment? Learn the answer to this question and much more with host and Transitional Minister of New Church Strategies, Rev. Dr. Jose Martinez, … Continue reading Creating Best Practices for Creation Care
Women Living into Hard and Holy Calls
“Tell me a fact and I’ll learn. Tell me a truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever.” Just as we learn from the stories recorded in scripture, we can learn from the stories of how God is moving in our lives today. On International Women's Day, … Continue reading Women Living into Hard and Holy Calls