The Nonprofit Renaissance

Is it time to rethink just about everything we do in ministry? Is the Sunday morning service a sacred cow that we need to get rid of? On this NEW episode of the Healthy Church Growth podcast, we interview CTRV Church founder Nik Goodner (@nikgoodner) about this and many other topics. Nik Goodner Instagram @nikgoodner CRTV Church Instagram @crtvchurch Resources - https://www.sundaysocial.tv/ Show N...

Can you lead a worship team without being labeled a ‘jerk’? On this NEW episode of the Healthy Church Growth podcast, hosts Mike Mage, worship leader at Bay Hope Church and former guitar player for Bellarive, and Justin Price, former ministry arts director and current CEO of Vers Creative, unpack the three principals of being an effective worship leader. The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek- https://w...

Hosts Mike Mage and Justin Price discuss practical steps on how to pivot and reimagine what your church or non-profit could look like in the wake of a new reality.  @techjustinrp VersCreative.com Show Notes: https://healthychurchgrowth.org/ healthy-church-growth-episode-10-justin-price / The Nonprofit Renaissance is Powered by Vers Creative . An award winning creative agency trusted by global bran...

Is creativity our highest aim? As creatives, we all have an inclination to push the envelope on everything we do, but sometimes it's not necessary. Sometimes the best thing you can do is to be really clear. Kevin Ely, Creative Director at LifeChurch, challenges us to use our creativity to solve problems. Stop Being Unbelievably Creative - https://www.sundaymag.tv/unbelievably-creative/ Show N...

Dreams are things you’d like to do, habits are things you regularly do. If your dreams do not line up with your habits you will never reach them. Healthy habits can get you through dry creative seasons and unanticipated difficulties. Nick Benoit, Creative Director at Willow Creek Community Church, was tasked with navigating his church through an incredibly difficult time of transition while contin...

Creativity is a beautiful, energizing, potentially confusing thing. In the church context, we are using creativity to share a message. The most important message ever shared. We know that standing on a street corner with a bullhorn is not necessarily the most effective way to share, so how do we make sure that the message is clear while maintaining our creative integrity? Eric Williams, StoryBrand...

The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way every church is operating across the country. Losing the ability to gather is something that no one would have anticipated two months ago, and now we're all struggling to comprehend empty buildings on Easter Sunday. Creative thought leader, Stephen Brewster, gives practical advice about the unique opportunities at this moment to challenge your creativit...

Creatives that serve in churches are often swiss army knives. They can do a little bit of everything. Developments in technology have even made expert tools available at a pretty reasonable price. Mike Cervantes, Chief Mastering Engineer of the Foxboro, talks about how critical it is to fight that impulse and find strategic partners to help you get it right, from recording to mixing to mastering....

How do you make the jump from "I can be creative" to "I can lead creatives"? Many times, particularly in the church context, gifted creatives are elevated to a leadership position over creatives of multiple disciplines. This is a nuanced and under-discussed transition that requires some fundamental paradigm shifts. Todd Henry, author of Herding Tigers , talks about ways to make...

Peter Drucker famously said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” We all want to create a healthy culture for the creatives serving at our church, but it can seem like a daunting task. Changing culture can seem like a task that's too big and too ambiguous to undertake. Matthew Hartsfield, Lead Pastor at Bay Hope Church in Tampa, FL, gives some practical tips on how to create a healthy cultu...

We all want what we don't have. It's easy, especially as Church creatives, to feel like we're underutilized or underappreciated. We can feel like we could do more, be more, create more if our circumstances were different. Sean Curran (Passion, Bellarive) has been through an incredible journey these last couple of years. A journey that included him touring with a billboard chart-rank...

Many of us conducted Worship Services in an empty room this weekend and will spend the beginning of this week discussing exactly how many live events we will have to cancel. The concept of creativity and connection in a church context has never felt more daunting or complicated.   We didn’t plan on releasing this project in the middle of all this, but it is clear that sticking together has never b...