Thad Bergmeier, Author at EveryEthne

Evangelism Strategies

How Demographic Studies Can Help You Own the Lostness of Your Circle of Accountability

I hope you know your congregation. Surely, you know your leadership team. You may even have a good idea of your neighbors. But when it comes to the actual people of your church living in their Circle of Accountability, many of us are leading with limited clarity. This is…

Thad BergmeierJanuary 27, 2026

Local Church Uncategorized

Helping Churches Multiply Through Church Planting

In neighborhoods across North America, the aroma of ethnic cuisine drifts from apartment windows. Multiple languages ripple through parks, shops, and mosques, while temples and community centers serve as anchors for cultures from…

Thad BergmeierJanuary 6, 2026

Discipleship

Let’s Get Back to Our Real Calling

Taking a close look at the church landscape in North America can be a humbling experience. It certainly appears as if the church is dying. Many churches close every week. Attendance is down…

Thad BergmeierDecember 9, 2025

Church Leadership Local Church

Church Planting Isn’t Optional

The words of Jesus still ring through history: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations...” (Matthew 28:19). For many churches, this verse is foundational, but how it's lived out…

Thad BergmeierSeptember 9, 2025

Missionary Support Missions

Eight Steps Toward Healthy Missionary Support

Interactions between churches, pastors, and missionaries should be relationship-based, not transactional. As a lead pastor, I wanted to pursue a relationship with missionaries, but I did not always do a…

Thad BergmeierSeptember 23, 2024

Book Reviews Church Leadership

Book Review: Gaining By Losing by J.D. Greear

No book has influenced our EveryEthne team more profoundly than Gaining by Losing by J.D. Greear, a unique perspective on church growth and mission. This book, which we have distributed…

Thad BergmeierJuly 22, 2024

Book Reviews Church Leadership

Book Review: The Great Dechurching

Many have been saying it for years. It’s important that we start listening. The Church in North America is dying. Anyone over 50 in your church today who grew up…

Thad BergmeierJuly 16, 2024

Church Leadership Local Church

What Do We Do With Core Values?

Almost every church I meet with has a list of things they value. Often, they are called their “Core Values”. These are things the church says are important to them.…

Thad BergmeierApril 29, 2024

Evangelism Strategies Missions

From the Harvest to the Harvest

Your neighbor might be a future church planter. Your friend from college might become part of a church plant team. The young coach of your child’s soccer team might one…

Thad BergmeierMarch 14, 2024

Church Leadership Discipleship

M3: Multiplying Disciples, Leaders, and Churches

The seed of multiplication is embedded in everything God has created. This is a statement a former colleague once told me. It is a strong statement. Read it again and…

Thad BergmeierFebruary 12, 2024

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