Is Nostalgia Sabotaging Your Church’s Future?
Matt Miofsky says that a sentimental longing for the past often distorts a church’s perspective on change and keeps it from seeing new paths. While…
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Matt Miofsky
Matt Miofsky is pastor of The Gathering United Methodist Church in St. Louis, Missouri. He wrote Fail: What to Do When Things Go Wrong and happy?: what it is and how to find it and co-wrote Eight Virtues of Rapidly Growing Churches, available at Cokesbury and Amazon.
5 Habits Your Church Must Unlearn to Increase Giving
Their study of rapidly growing churches led Matt Miofsky and Jason Byassee to understand the importance of elevating the practice of giving. But for most…
Believe in Miracles and Act Accordingly
Research on rapidly growing churches helped Matt Miofsky and Jason Byassee understand that miracles are happening in all our churches and communities all the time.…
Learning from 12 Emerging Congregations
Matt Miofsky reviews Inside the Organic Church by Robert Whitesel, which tells the story of 12 emerging congregations. Bob Whitesel’s book, Inside the Organic Church:…