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If you have sensed a shift in giving at your church recently, you are not imagining it. Donor confidence is changing, and the reasons are more nuanced than you might think. Research from Dunham + Company, conducted at the close of last year, surveyed 903 U.S. donors and found that the giving landscape this year…

The phone call started a frantic series of events. I was informed of a bomb threat at the local private school on the same road as our church. It was a Wednesday afternoon, and the threat occurred during dismissal time. Complicating matters, their preschool utilizes our church campus. Several questions raced through my mind. Was…

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At Rooted Network, we often talk about spiritual rhythms. In fact, the word “rhythm” is essential when thinking about an effective discipleship strategy.  When we talk about rhythms, we’re referring to the spiritual habits and disciplines outlined in Acts 2, practiced by the early church. The word choice is intentional because these actions were not…

There’s a verse that’s been pressing on me lately, especially as I think about the role of women leading in the church and in their communities in the midst of hard topics like war, politics, gender identity, and other cultural events: “But in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, ready at any time…

One of the most consequential surveys of American religion has recently released its latest raw data from 2024. The General Social Survey (GSS) is considered the gold standard among academics who study long-term trends in the United States. It includes robust sets of questions on a wide range of topics, including religion. This initial release…