Refining the Church one congregation at a time.
Every Christian and congregation is a work in progress. Church Forge strives to refine individuals by having real conversations about what it looks like to carry your faith with you beyond Sunday. We aim to refine congregations by helping them expand their online footprint in this increasingly digital world.
God designed ministry to be a group effort. Church Forge wants to help the practical side of that.
We know a lot of church bodies that are fighting the good fight. But a lot of them are fighting it alone. And we think that limits the reach each congregation can have. Maybe you don’t have a proper AV team, so that sermon that could touch thousands of hearts stays confined within the chapel walls. Maybe you excel at outreach and getting people in the door, but aren’t equipped to shepherd and disciple them into maturity. Maybe you have a thriving foundation, but can’t quite get people to show up on Sundays. Church Forge aims to help equip the saints for God’s work by being a connective thread between individual congregations, so we can better serve our purpose as the body of Christ.
Two things, done well, before anything else.
The podcast
Leaders are sharpened when there’s healthy friction between believers. Sharpening Iron lets you listen in.
Welcome to Sharpening Iron, where the goal is edifying, practical conversation. Proverbs 27:17 speaks the wisdom of having people sharpen one another. Sharpening Iron is focused on gathering people from across denomination divides to discuss the issues that face Christians in our current culture. We hope to bring fresh perspectives against one another, allowing the guests to sharpen each other as they seek biblical answers to today’s questions.
The service
You already stream your Sunday service. Let’s take it further.
Every week your church produces a sermon that might reach and speak to thousands of people. Issue is, those people who are lost, hurting, or wandering never stumble through your doors. So, let’s take your sermon to them. Our Shorts Foundry allows you to take the existing Sermon and cut it into segments for social media and online platforms. That way, God can use your service beyond the walls of a Sunday morning.
What we’re aiming for.
We aren’t measuring success by likes or dollar signs. Church Forge wants to make connections between real people who are facing real challenges. The Body of Christ is meant to work and build itself up in love (Eph. 4:16), and we want to be the connective tissue that helps the Hand, Feet, Eyes, etc. work together. When your sermon reaches someone who’s never stepped through your doors, that’s a win. When denominational divides get crossed so that our strengths and weaknesses meet, that’s a win.
Tell us what you’re working on.
Whether you’ve got a budget or you’re nowhere near one, start with a conversation. We’d rather hear what you’re trying to do than guess at it.