What Does a Revitalizing Church Do with an Old Gym?
A frequent question we get at Brown Church Development Group is: What do we do with our old gym that...
Posts by Bryan Underwood
A Quick Overview of the Triple Nones
I remember my surprise at the response to a book I wrote in 2001, Surprising Insights from the Unchurched. The fact that...
The Incredible Story of One Church That Turned Around in 30 Days
by Thom S. Rainer On the one hand, I am hesitant to share this information. Our team works with several...
7 Reasons Why Pastoral Leadership is So Critical to Producing an Evangelistic Church
by Chuck Lawless If you’ve read much of what I write, you’ve heard me say at some point, “I’ve never...
It Is Time to Stop Celebrating Church Transfer Growth: A Church Answers Research Article
by Thom S. Rainer I love our large community of pastors, church staff, denominational leaders, and lay leaders at Church...
An Urgent Plea to Churches
by Chuck Lawless I admit it: I’m pleading with church leaders with this post. I’m pleading on behalf of 19...
An Easy Formula to Evaluate Your Church’s Growth (or Decline)
by Thom S. Rainer I get it. Numbers are not everything. Indeed, numbers are not the most important thing. But...
Behind the Decline: Unraveling the Forgotten Reasons of Fading Neighborhood Churches
by Sam Rainer No doubt you’ve heard the phrase, “There goes the neighborhood.” Historically, it has been associated with ethnic...
Why We Need to Ask More Numerical Questions about Our Church
by Chuck Lawless I’m well aware that it’s easy to get focused on numbers when evaluating church growth. Too many...