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[WATCH] The Future of Church Mission & Leadership

By Send Institute May 14, 2020

The ground is shifting under our feet faster than anyone could have anticipated. Church planting and leading models that were common only a month ago suddenly have little application to our current reality. In the midst of such uncertainty, it is hard for leaders to understand how to prepare for the near future. What will

Demographics

COVID-19’s Burden on the Black and Brown Church

By Elizabeth Rios May 13, 2020

I have been home since March 13, 2020, a few days before the government called for “sheltering in place” nationwide.…

Strategy

[WATCH] Leading the Church in the Post COVID-19 Era

By Send Institute April 24, 2020

We find ourselves in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic that has changed the way we do church ministry. I’m so pleased at the stories I’m hearing of the ways you’re leading, the adjustments you’re making, and the ways your churches are serving their communities. As hard as it may be to believe, this crisis

Leadership

Network Leadership in the Midst of a Crisis

By Gary Rohrmayer April 1, 2020

Church Multiplication Partners, Church Planting Leadership Fellowship, and Send Institute are partnering to host a free 6-week coaching cohort for…

Missiology

Venal Dogmata: A Parable of the Future Church

By Send Institute March 30, 2020

Purchase Now! Venal Dogmata offers an approachable narrative to give readers a snapshot into the future of the North American church. The author's missiological diagnosis of ten ecclesiastical "glitches" that are keeping the church from thriving in today's post-Christian environment guides the storyline of this book (which are described in his forthcoming North American missiology

Research

[WATCH] COVID-19 Church Survey Summary Report Webinar Replay

By Send Institute March 28, 2020

In partnership with the Billy Graham Center’s Send Institute, Leadership Network, Catalyst, Discpleship.org, and ARC, Exponential conducted a survey of church leaders and pastors’ responses to the COVID-19 epidemic and quarantine. The purpose of this polling is to help church leaders get a feel for where things are regarding the state of the Church and

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Episode 17 – Dr. John Davidson, Raising Next-Gen Leaders in Your Network

By Daniel Yang June 25, 2018

Organization

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Organization

Five Ways to Help Church Planters Prepare for COVID-19

By Daniel Yang March 11, 2020

Churches in various regions of the United States and Canada are already having to decide whether they will host Sunday…

Five Surprises of Denominational Church Planting Leaders

By Steve Pike June 27, 2019

Declining Denominational Numbers

By John Davidson June 25, 2019

Missiology

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Leadership

[WATCH] The Future of Church Mission & Leadership

By Send Institute May 14, 2020

Venal Dogmata: A Parable of the Future Church

By Send Institute March 30, 2020

Secularity, Political Christianity, and COVID-19: Sovereign Conditions for Gospel Movement

By Jeff Christopherson March 28, 2020

Culture

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COVID-19’s Burden on the Black and Brown Church

By Elizabeth Rios May 13, 2020

I have been home since March 13, 2020, a few days before the government called for “sheltering in place” nationwide. That is a total…

[WATCH] Ready or Not? The Urgent Missional Response to C19.

By Christ Together March 18, 2020

Watch Now! We’ve made it through the first weekend of responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) here in North America. For most churches, that meant…

Seven Benefits to the Coming Opposition

By Jeff Christopherson April 2, 2019

Seven Benefits to the Coming Opposition The power of God’s kingdom flows exclusively through yielded human weakness. JEFF CHRISTOPHERSON Will the church in North…

How Secularity Will Advance the Gospel of the Kingdom

By Jeff Christopherson March 19, 2019

How Secularity Will Advance the Gospel of the Kingdom Religious pluralism has provided space for the Gospel to be heard. Things aren’t always as…

Send Institute Most Read Articles of 2018

By TD Smith January 10, 2019

Send Institute Most Read Articles of 2018 At the Send Institute, we have a goal to provide dependable research, content, and learning communities for church planting leaders as they create more effective church planting strategies for today and tomorrow. Looking back through our articles in 2018, we highlighted missiologists and practitioners who explored topics dealing with

Kingdom Patriotism

By Jeff Christopherson November 8, 2018

Kingdom Patriotism When we are captivated by the great treasure of Christ and his Kingdom, we’re positioned to winsomely invite others to join us. Perhaps the most insidious error of the church in North America has little to do with liberalism and conservatism, and far more to do…