Feb 27, 2020
"People trust pastors to handle their money and assume that everything is okay. It’s not.” Gina Zurlo
By the year 2025, as much as $100 Billion per year in Christian-donated dollars will be lost due to embezzlement, estimates Gordon-Conwell’s Center for the Study of Global Christianity. The Center’s co-director...
Feb 20, 2020
“People want diversity to happen organically, but sometimes you have to be intentional on the way to organic.” Patrick Chappell
Growing up Black in the South, Patrick Chappell attended both predominantly Black and White churches and often felt like an outsider in each. But his pain led him to his purpose: creating...
Feb 13, 2020
“If you want to change a society then you have to tell an alternative story.”
NYC-native Ricky Ortiz had a heart to reach his city, but knew that traditional church planting financial models would prove difficult in the high-cost Big Apple. A few years later, Ricky’s thriving Meta Church serves as inspiration for...
Feb 6, 2020
“Averages only tell the average story. They don’t tell a minority’s story.” Brooke Hempell
As the Senior Vice President of Research at Barna Group, Brooke Hempell and her team have interviewed thousands of leaders across America about issues of faith and culture. Yet some of her most meaningful insights have...