By Mary C. Frances, Senior Associate Consultant Every four years my husband and I spend two weeks out of the summer doing what we call “our...
Who is My Neighbor?
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Neighborhood Insights Report
What’s an “NIR”?
By Steve Matthews, Senior Missional Consultant, FaithX “NIR.” Is that “Nearby Island Resort”? “Never Irritate Roosters”? What about “Needs Immediate...
Essential Qualities for Surviving and Thriving in Challenging Times
By the Rev. Ken Howard When FaithX launched back in 2017 we chose the following phrase as our vision statement: We help congregations survive and...
So you want to attract young families
(A few things to consider) By the Rev. Ken Howard These days it seems like the leadership of every congregation thinks the answer to their dwindling...
Finding Direction for Your Ministry: Know Your Neighborhood
By Mary C. Frances, Senior Associate Consultant Recently I had the opportunity to share a Neighborhood Insight Report with a congregation from a...
“Discoverables”
Photo by Juan Rojas By Steve Matthews, FaithX Senior Missional Consultant FaithX exists to provide resources including cutting-edge data,...
Getting Grounded with Data
By Mary C. Frances, Senior Consultant Here at FaithX we have had our share of challenges this Fall. Our executive director moved across the country,...
The Power of WITH
We often say that we are doing “for” our communities, when really we are doing “to” them, and what we should be doing is engaging “with” them.
