What is the Church Hybrid Model?
by Nathan Artt on Nov 2, 2021 12:00:00 AM
THE CHURCH HYBRID MODEL What does the "Church Hybrid Model" actually mean? And furthermore, how does this actually apply to your church? Great question, but only you can answer that. The key to understanding the differentiated strategies of a church hybrid model is to start by aski …
How Digital Will Change Multisite
by Nathan Artt on Oct 14, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Multisite has been an effective model of reaching people in church for years.
The NEW Role of Buildings
by Nathan Artt on Aug 23, 2021 12:00:00 AM
In 2014, Target’s stores were empty. The digital platform that had been broadly accepted by consumers, and was currently in early adoption by retailers, seemed to be driving customers away from the brick and mortar experience.
How Parkview Christian Church Created a Financial Win During Crisis
by Ministry Solutions on Sep 24, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Parkview Christian Church in Orland Park, Illinois is a robust multisite church in the Chicago area. They are a strong and active church where, pre-COVID, they averaged more than 7,500 adults in weekly attendance across their three campuses. A few months ago, Parkview had the opportun …
Why a Digital Platform Shouldn't Scare You
by Nathan Artt on Aug 25, 2020 12:00:00 AM
It was stated by a thought leader recently that physical, corporate worship will become a secondary option to the digital platform. If that becomes true, it will be because the Church failed to make a major pivot in the way it engages people. For those who are pushing back against the …
Should Our Church Buy Or Lease?
by Nathan Artt on Mar 18, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Ah, the building campaign. The impressive, visionary, strategic move to improve your church with a permanent place to meet. This can feel like the ultimate goal for a church planter. A building can feel like you’ve arrived, and like you have a place to be officially established in the …
How North Point Ministries Creates and Communicates Vision and Strategy
by Nathan Artt on Feb 27, 2020 12:00:00 AM
5 Leadership Lessons for Multisite Churches
by Nathan Artt on Feb 4, 2020 12:00:00 AM
As the megachurch model’s popularity wanes, a new model is emerging. There are now more than 5,000 multisite churches in North America. Multisite churches can function in a variety of ways. In essence, they are a multi-campus expression of a single church. This means that a core group …
Church Real Estate and Room Size
by Nathan Artt on Jul 26, 2019 12:00:00 AM
There has been so much clamor in the church world about the direction and the future of room sizes. Are we going to a microsite model? Are we going to home church? Is the right venue size 500? Is it 1,000? Not to minimize people’s passionate opinions on the subject, but thankfully, I …