CFX 2026 brings church leaders and ministry teams together for practical education on everything from building projects and technology to safety, content and leadership. Church Executive: The format for this year’s CFX is two co-located conferences: the Church Production Conference and Worship Facility Conference. What are the primary differences between them? Jim Wagner: Oh, […]
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Examining engaging design at Pleasant Valley Community Church in Owensboro, Ky. By RaeAnn Slaybaugh When Pleasant Valley Community Church Executive Pastor Jay Mills began looking for a partner to help expand and accommodate rapid growth, he already knew who he wanted to call. Mills had known Rodney James, founder and president of Master’s Plan […]
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Why similar organizations experience very different outcomes By Jon Barron A ministry has a major water loss over a weekend. The policy responds. Adjusters are assigned. Mitigation begins. On paper, the organization is covered. By Monday morning, however, the harder questions are operational: Where will programs meet? Who speaks to staff, donors, residents, parents, or […]
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The news and media are full of stories about how AI will either solve all of our problems or ruin our lives — and amidst all of that chatter, folks still wonder: Is AI safe? When people ask this question, they might mean several things: • Is my data safe? • Is the information […]
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Architecture That Tells the Story By RaeAnn Slaybaugh By 2015, Church of the Incarnation needed more space on its historic Dallas campus. That was clear. Yet, when this demand was answered — with the completion of 60,000 square feet of added ministry space — the new spaces didn’t look “added on.” In fact, some people […]
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Andy Stanley is a bestselling author, communicator, and founder of North Point Ministries. In his latest book, What Great Leaders Do: 7 Essentials for Enduring Impact, he distills decades of leadership experience into seven essential practices that create strong leaders, healthy organizations, and lasting influence. Andy Stanley on the leadership tensions that quietly derail churches—and […]
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Why ministry readiness begins with the ordinary, not the extraordinary By Chris Atkins Ask a church safety team what they train for, and many will say the active shooter. Walk with that same team through a real year, and you will almost never see one. You will see a great deal of everything else. In […]
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By Frank Sheldone It has become an unfortunate fact of life that church services have become targets for some people seeking to harm others. In 2025 alone, three places of worship — in Michigan, Minnesota and Kentucky — were targeted by active shooters. These events remain rare, and they do not mean churches should fear […]
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By Brianne Shaw It wasn’t part of the program. It happened off to the side at a conference, between sessions, the kind of moment where someone finally says what they’ve actually been thinking. “I want this,” a pastor told me. “I just can’t figure out how to use AI.” He wasn’t skeptical. He wasn’t pushing […]
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What to know if your church is considering a group trip to the Holy Land Walk the Land. Teach the Bible. Experience Israel. CE: How long should a trip to Israel be in order to get the optimal experience? Eshed: Most of our tour groups plan a minimum of 8-10 days. Even if you […]
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