Northern Roads by Jeremy Norton

Tag: church growth

Church, Discipleship, Leadership, Ministry

Bridging the Gap Between Discipleship and Leadership Development

Discipleship and leadership are not synonymous; mentorship and apprenticeship are crucial for effective church leadership.

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Church, Leadership, Ministry

Understanding Church Size and Ministry Strategy

Exploring the theological implications of church growth strategies and their impact on spiritual and numerical development.

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Church, Leadership, Ministry

Embracing Unity in a Growing Canadian-Hispanic Population

Embracing unity in diversity enriches our community and strengthens our faith.

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Church, Discipleship, Leadership, Ministry, The North

Why Churches Should Embrace Our Gig Economy

Embrace the gig economy to find skilled, part-time church staff, enhancing mission fulfillment without the high costs of traditional full-time hiring.

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Church, Leadership, Ministry

Why We Cancelled Prayer Ministry

Integrating prayer into all ministries revitalized our church, fostering growth and deeper spiritual engagement.

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Books, Ministry

HOW TO FIND HIGH QUALITY MINISTRY STAFF

Hiring ministry staff in our modern era is one of the most difficult challenges we face as church leaders. Download this staffing resource for churches, camps, and Christian ministries.

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Leadership, Ministry

ENCOURAGEMENT FOR SMALL CHURCH PASTORS AND MINISTRY LEADERS

Compact life and ministry causes every action to have immediate, and often quite personal reactions. And yet, because of this context, there is huge potential for integration, fellowship and massive wins for the Kingdom!

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Leadership, Ministry

DO YOU WANT THE CHURCH TO SURVIVE, OR THRIVE?

Do you want the Church to thrive?

Canada’s Christian landscape has changed drastically over the past few decades. According to research, Church attendance fell from an average of 88% in 1975 to 66% in 2011, and has continued to decline.

Within the Millennial Generation, church attendance has sunk to 35%, and the rising Generation Z is trending lower.

Clearly there’s a problem.

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Leadership, Ministry

WHY ADVERSITY OFTEN FOLLOWS EXCITEMENT

Our church is experiencing one of those seasons; where the excitement of ministry success is around every corner! But it won’t always be this way.

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Leadership, Outreach

2 QUESTIONS MILLENNIALS ARE ASKING ABOUT YOUR CHURCH

Many Young Adults Have Walked Away. According to research, 40-50% of Millennials connected to the church in their teens will walk away after their senior

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Bible, Leadership

HOW EVEN HEALTHY LEADERS CAN BURN OUT

When Motivation Fades… Point to a healthy church and more than likely, it’s led by healthy leaders. But even healthy leaders can have set-backs, which

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Leadership

WE’VE MOVED INTO A POST-CHRISTIAN CULTURE; NOW WHAT?

3 Questions To Ask Ourselves. There was a time when businesses were closed on Sundays, clubs and sports were sensitive when scheduling Sunday activities and

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