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By Aaron Earls American moviegoers most often flock to blockbusters of biblical proportions, but the majority just want to see their values reflected on screen. Several upcoming movies hope to tap into the majority of Americans who want to see Christian values in their movies. According to a study from Lifeway Research, 56 percent agreed with … Continue reading “Americans Want to See Movies With Christian Values”

By Staff Over a year ago I received a crushing text message from one of our elders. It read, “Sadie went to be with the Lord.” Sadie was his sixteen month old daughter. She had been perfectly healthy, but after a seizure following Halloween, she was diagnosed with leukemia. I received the text informing me … Continue reading “5 Ways to Bless a Grieving Family”

By Staff Easter. There’s a lot of pressure on the day for pastors, isn’t there? You’ll most likely see people you haven’t seen in a while. Hopefully, some you’ve never seen as well. So you need to be prepared. I personally believe Christmas is becoming the best time to reach unchurched people. The birth of … Continue reading “7 Tips for Easter Service Preparation”

By Steve Stroope Much of what I have learned about self-leadership, I began learning in earnest many years ago when I participated in a mentoring experience led by Bob Shank called “The Master’s Program.” I was part of a group that met for three years, four times a year, for a one-day intensive. In these … Continue reading “The Ten Commitments of Self Leadership”

By Staff Biblical illiteracy is a widespread problem that manifests itself in several ways. The basic nuts and bolts Bible knowledge of key stories, people, and concepts is much less common. People have little patience for the parts that are difficult to understand, let alone the parts that are clear and offensive. What are you … Continue reading “3 Ways Expository Preaching Combats Biblical Illiteracy”

By Aaron Earls I think we can all agree that Jesus is the greatest preacher to ever walk the face of the Earth. If there is anyone you should emulate in your preaching, it’s Jesus. So how did Jesus teach? Here are six of Jesus’ preaching methods that we can all learn from. If you … Continue reading “6 Preaching Methods Jesus Used That You Should Too”

By Mike Leake The Minister’s Fainting Fits, has proven to be one of the most personally helpful chapters in Spurgeon’s Lectures to My Students. There he writes: Knowing by most painful experience what deep depression of spirit means, being visited therewith at seasons by no means few or far between, I thought it might be … Continue reading “7 Ways God Can Use a Pastor’s Depression”

By Wayne McDill The word interpret can be used to mean “to understand,” “to translate,” or “to explain.” These three functions of the interpretive process are also appropriate for preaching. First, we seek to understand what the text is saying. Then we translate that information into the intended theological message. Finally, we explain that message to … Continue reading “7 Principles of Biblical Interpretation”

By Aaron Earls The World Wide Web has turned 25. It has undoubtedly changed the way we live, but it has also had an unprecedented change on the local church. Technology has changed so much so fast. Some have said the church during the time of Abraham Lincoln (1800s) had more in common with the first … Continue reading “25 Ways the Web Has Changed the Church”

By Staff The use of multisite as a strategy for church growth is ever-increasing. But the reasons behind why churches are moving to a multisite model vary from church to church. Some churches are using it as an alternative to a large capital campaign. Instead of building a bigger building, these churches are meeting more … Continue reading “10 Important Discoveries from Multisite Churches”