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60% of churches across the country have an average of 60 people.
What might happen if every local church, every congregation, every pastor in rural communities would light up, ignite?
Nothing man-made, but the fire of God from the hand, altar and Spirit of God… what would happen?
Many do not try because they are convinced it can’t [...]

Shannon O’Dell is the Senior Pastor of Brand New Church with a passion for healthy church in rural America. He has been pastoring for six years in a town of 407 beginning with a congregation of 31 to now five campuses and 2,000+ in attendance weekly. The county Shannon serves in Arkansas has only 19,000 [...]

There’s people on every end of the spectrum when it comes to social media.
Mastering social media involves developing a strategy.
You cannot be a guru, you have to be a student and a learner when it comes to social media, web, and communications.
People using social media, texting, Facebook and Twitter is not a small percentage of [...]

Kem once thought she understood what the world had to offer—and what the church did not. Now in full-time ministry, she intentionally sees the church through the filter of someone who needs “something more” but doesn’t think the church is the place to find it. With compassion for the down and out – and a [...]

For 14 years, Tim’s leadership has helped Granger connect with people who think church is irrelevant. He has done this through the creative blending of architecture, strategy and technology. He’s acutely tuned in to popular culture and is instrumental in balancing operations, building creative teams and inspiring artists to brand each message series and sharpen [...]

Five ways to describe him: Visionary. Gifted communicator. Committed to Christ. Passionate about his family. And as normal as your next door neighbor (but only if that’s a good thing).  What he does for Granger: No, not everything. He’s the first to admit that. Instead, he focuses on the areas in which he excels (have [...]