by khoward | Oct 28, 2021 | FaithX Blog
It wasn’t that long ago when the word “redevelopment” was associated with churches in need… maybe even in peril. Some of these faith communities sought grants to repurpose buildings left vacuous by membership migration and/or declining interest in church...
by khoward | Jul 22, 2021 | FaithX Blog, Posts by Guest Bloggers
By Katie Romano Griffin,Faith Board Member and Associate Minister at Cedar Lane Church Over time, all religious communities evolve to be more homogeneous. Mine is no exception. Leadership transitions, while often a time of grief and uncomfortable change for a...
by khoward | May 26, 2021 | FaithX Blog
by Mary Frances, Senior Consultant Recently, Gallup announced that church membership had declined below 50% for the first time in recorded history. In 2000, 70% of Americans said they belonged to a church, synagogue, or mosque. And in the brief period of...
by khoward | Apr 8, 2021 | FaithX Blog
by Mary Frances A few months ago, I stumbled on a Facebook invitation for something called Liberating Structures for meetings. It turns out this is a collaborative of folks who think that meetings shouldn’t be boring, they shouldn’t be predictable, and most of...
by khoward | Feb 4, 2021 | FaithX Blog, News/Announcements
Deeper Community Dear Readers, After many requests, we have decided to postpone our webinar – Creating Deeper Community Connections – from February 17 to February 24 at 1:00pm ET to allow prospective participants to devote their entire attention to the...