Your daily catch-up on what matters in church leadership — hosted by Ted Rhoades, in for Todd today.

In this episode:

• Cracked Financial Ground: Baby Boomers now average just 1.4 services/month, and $124 trillion in wealth is transferring to the next generation. What does this mean for your church model — and what Gen Z data offers real hope?
• AI & Bible Study: Christians are turning to AI chatbots for spiritual direction and pastoral guidance. The discipleship gap this creates belongs on your radar.
• Sunday Service Times: Solid data on what churches across the country are doing with service times — and why gut instinct isn't enough.
• Good News — Baptize the World: 650+ churches from dozens of countries are joining a global synchronized baptism on Pentecost Sunday, May 24. Five days left to join!

Source links:

• Church Leadership Radar Newsletter
• Healthy Church Staff Podcast

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