gen z

The Mentorship Gap: Why Gen Z Is Leaving Churches That Won’t Invest in Them

Discipleship /

Seventy-five percent of American adults aged 18-34 don’t attend church regularly. That’s not a typo. Three out of four young adults have stepped away from the very communities designed to form them in Christ. We’ve tried better music, slicker production, and more relevant sermons. Yet the exodus continues. Here’s what the research is now telling […]

The Mentorship Gap: Why Gen Z Is Leaving Churches That Won’t Invest in Them Read More »

Why Your Church’s Instagram Won’t Make Disciples

Faith /

We’ve optimized the wrong metric. American churches have spent the last decade chasing engagement—likes, shares, impressions—while actual discipleship has flatlined. The Barna Group reports that only 25% of self-identified Christians regularly read their Bible, and church attendance has dropped below 50% for the first time in American history. Yet our social media feeds are polished,

Why Your Church’s Instagram Won’t Make Disciples Read More »

Why Most Church Plants Fail (And How to Build One That Multiplies)

Church Planting /

Every year, thousands of pastors dream of planting a church. They write vision statements, raise support, scout locations, and launch with excitement. Then, five years later, over 50% of those churches have closed their doors or plateaued into irrelevance. What’s going wrong? And more importantly—what’s the biblical alternative? The Copy-Paste Problem Jeff Hoglen, a veteran

Why Most Church Plants Fail (And How to Build One That Multiplies) Read More »

The Generation Everyone Gave Up On Is Finding Jesus

Faith /

For years, the panic was palpable. Gen Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—was leaving the church in unprecedented numbers. They were the ‘nones,’ the disaffiliated, the spiritually indifferent. While Millennials asked questions about faith, Gen Z seemed to shrug and scroll past. But something unexpected is happening on university campuses across America. The Silence Is

The Generation Everyone Gave Up On Is Finding Jesus Read More »

Why the Church Lost Its Prayer Book — And How Reviving the Psalms Could Spark the Next Revival

Faith /

Imagine a church where every service begins not with a worship band, but with the raw, unfiltered cries of the Psalms. Where believers don’t just sing about God — they pray the very words He gave them to pray. Where the ancient songs of David shape modern hearts, turning spectators into participants in the greatest

Why the Church Lost Its Prayer Book — And How Reviving the Psalms Could Spark the Next Revival Read More »