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Churches are jumping on the online giving trend in record numbers. Most find it a safe and efficient way to help their members with consistent stewardship. Has your church started offering it yet? Here are 10 reasons your church might want to consider online giving. Your members will appreciate the church making it easier for … Continue reading “21st Century Giving: Ten Reasons to Consider Going Online”

This year the first Boomer turns 67 and the last Boomer hits 49. Since their birth, this group has changed the world and the church. They’ve influenced everything from pop culture to politics to societal norms. When Boomers hit their teens, they ushered in what is now modern-day church youth ministry. Decades later, they are … Continue reading “The Big Boom: What Pastors Need to Know about Boomers”

Joshua Ness photo – Unsplash By Thom Rainer One of my greatest joys in research is talking to and listening to those who clearly identify themselves as non-Christians. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not celebrating their absence of faith in Christ. My joy comes from listening to those who don’t believe as I do, so … Continue reading “7 Common Comments Non-Christians Make about Christians”

By Ed Stetzer Gloom. That’s what many Christians feel about our culture today. We live in a time when many cultural trends are headed in a direction away from biblical values—morality, life, attitudes and so much more. Yet, I am not discouraged. I’ve read the end of The Book—and Jesus wins. However, I think there … Continue reading “Cultural Christianity Is Dying, and That’s a Good Thing”

By Ben Mandrell I started preaching 10 years ago. The whole thing started with a teensy-weensy spark. I was asked to lead a “talk” at a summer camp and several people came forward to say, “You know, Mandrell, that wasn’t so bad.” From there, God began to place more and more on my preaching plate … Continue reading “Discovering the Power of Partnership in Ministry”

By Devin Maddox People never get a second-chance at a first impression. Neither do churches. My family recently visited a church (no, it wasn’t your church) and were able to get in and out undetected. Had it not been for our toddler’s need for childcare, we could have avoided human contact altogether. Needless to say, … Continue reading “First Impressions: 10 Ways to Make Guests Feel Welcome”

How to stop comparing yourself to others and find success in fulfilling God’s ministry By Shawn Lovejoy There’s just something about the weight of 
vocational ministry that tends to cause us to doubt who we are and how God made us. I think we all know Satan is out to derail us, but I’m not … Continue reading “Trying to Measure Up?”

By Ben Trueblood Summer camp can be an important event in the lives of students each year. Attending camp gives them the opportunity to get away from the normal day-to-day issues of life and focus for an extended period of time, with other believers, on what God has for them. Often, this starvation from the … Continue reading “11 Tips to Get Your Students Ready for Summer Camp”

By Thom S. Rainer Lifeway loves the church and wants to see every member become a growing disciple engaged in the mission of God. Unfortunately, it has become acceptable for churchgoers to sit in church week after week and do nothing but call themselves followers of Christ. If the local church is going to be … Continue reading “Leading the Church to Spiritual Transformation”

By Ed Stetzer Doctrine. What images are conjured in your mind when you say that word? Dogmatic? Restrictive? Guarding? Defining? Undoubtedly there are those who cringe at the word. I have personally talked with many believers who have felt burned by Christian leaders incessantly demanding conformity to doctrine. On the other hand, there are those … Continue reading “Understanding Doctrine Is Bedrock to a Believer’s Spiritual Maturity”