The Bridge Builder Blog

New data from the 2026 Church Giving Reports highlights how digital tools and mobile payments are driving modern generosity. Discover key findings across Protestant and Catholic congregations, along with a Lutheran theological perspective on keeping the Gospel—not technology—at the center of Christian stewardship.

Religious respectability is not the same thing as active faith. Grounded in Matthew 21:23–32, Rev. Dr. Keith Haney explores the Parable of the Two Sons, challenging us to move past performative compliance, stop managing our image, and actually show up to do God’s work in the vineyard.

Churches rarely lack programs, inspiring sermons, or good intentions. What they lack is a repeatable framework to bridge the gap between Sunday inspiration and Monday transformation. Discover a practical, four-pillar discipleship model—Tables, Digital, Stewardship, and Sent—designed to equip church leaders to cultivate a multiplying, whole-life discipleship culture.