NetMinistry Growth Platform

09/05/2026

When Kids Ministry Becomes the Reason Dad Comes Back

For families with young kids, your children's ministry is the front door. Here is how to make it the reason they return.

For families with young kids, your children's ministry is the front door. Here is how to make it the reason they return.

09/05/2026

The intimacy of a small church is a gift, and sometimes it is also a ceiling. If your attendance keeps bumping and sliding back, there may be a name for what you are facing. Read more when you have a quiet moment.

https://100strong.church/advice/the-single-cell-wall-why-everyone-knowing-everyone-stops-your-growth

09/04/2026

The 90-Day Onboarding Map That Turns a Guest Into a Serving Member

A day-by-day plan to close the back door: hit the 48-hour window, win the second visit, and move a guest all the way to a serving member.

A day-by-day plan to close the back door: hit the 48-hour window, win the second visit, and move a guest all the way to a serving member.

09/04/2026

If your digital ministry feels scattered, you probably don't need more channels. You need a hub.

Make one call to action obvious on every page (like Plan Your Visit or Give).
Tell one message many ways (a web article becomes a reel, an email, a short post).
Follow up fast when someone reaches out, ideally within a few minutes.

You don't have to do more. You just have to connect what you already have.

09/04/2026

Small church, big backyard. Here are simple ways to show up when a neighbor searches church near me. Swipe through, then read the full guide.

https://100strong.church/advice/write-title-tags-like-a-neighbor-would-search-local-seo-for-tiny-churches

09/04/2026

The Two-Minute Testimony That Preaches Better Than Your Point Three

Sometimes the most persuasive part of your service isn't your sermon at all. It's the ordinary voice that carries hope into the room.

Sometimes the most persuasive part of your service isn't your sermon at all. It's the ordinary voice that carries hope into the room.

09/03/2026

The Prayer Room That Doubles Your Church's Spiritual Temperature

Prayer is the one growth lever proven by research and free to every small church. Here is how to raise your church's spiritual temperature this week.

Prayer is the one growth lever proven by research and free to every small church. Here is how to raise your church's spiritual temperature this week.

09/03/2026

The most freeing shift in any year-end appeal is remembering you are inviting people to build something, not bail out a sinking boat. Read more on how to make your appeal feel like discipleship instead of begging.

https://100strong.church/advice/the-year-end-giving-appeal-that-doesn-t-feel-like-begging

09/03/2026

Housing Allowance Done Right: The Designation Step Pastors Forget

The housing allowance can lower your tax bill, but only if your board designates it in advance. Here is how to set it up without the costly slip.

The housing allowance can lower your tax bill, but only if your board designates it in advance. Here is how to set it up without the costly slip.

09/03/2026

That quiet thought around the 100 mark (maybe it is time to start something new) is not a betrayal of your work. It might be the next step.

Start a new group or service first. It is the cheapest, lowest-risk way to reach new people.

Check your health before you multiply. Planting extends health, it will not fix what is struggling.

Gauge plant readiness by leaders, not dollars. The resources are in the harvest.

You have not hit a ceiling on accident. You have grown enough to birth something. That is worth celebrating.