Author: Administrador

By Aaron Earls They probably won’t show up to church this week, but the religiously unaffiliated may still pray. A Pew Research study found 76 percent of Americans say they thanked God for something in the past week. That includes 37 percent of the religiously unaffiliated. A quarter of nones also say they asked God … Continue reading “Religious Nones Still Thank God, Ask for His Help”

By Joshua Aguilar  As a society we lend our ear to those who are dying, especially if they are close to us. We want to know and experience their final moments, final words of advice, wisdom, or assignment. In the Bible we have some words from a man, who doesn’t have long to live, to … Continue reading “Developing a Leadership Pipeline”

By Lisa Cannon Green 1. Love being small. Don’t wish for your church to be something it’s not, advises Elmer Towns, co-founder of Liberty University. “Be happy for what it is and look at the strength of the small church. Look at the relationships! Look at the energy it has! Revel in those strengths and … Continue reading “10 Tips for Leaders of Small Churches”

By Mike Harland It’s one of my favorite stories in the Bible. Two disciples—one named Cleopas and the other unnamed—are walking to their home village of Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. Assuming they walk at an average pace, they have a little more than two hours to talk about the events of the week. On … Continue reading “Worship: Why What We Sing Matters”

By Karl Vaters Our church grew and grew and we hit about 150 to 160, while we were in a tiny little building. So we moved into a local school, and within about a year we grew to almost 400. Then we started dropping like a rock. I know how big we grew, because it’s fun … Continue reading “2 Reasons Growing Churches May Stall”

By Staff How can churches reach the growing number of religious nones—those who claim no religious affiliation—in America? Dave and Jon Ferguson say it could be as simple as a nine-word prayer. In their book Finding Your Way Back to God, the brothers and pastors at Chicago Community Christian Church contend everyone is on a … Continue reading “Why Nones Want an Investigative Faith, Not an Inherited One”

Ben Turnbull photo – Unsplash Most Christians want to be better disciples. They just don’t know how to get there. by Bob Smietana About a dozen years ago, Robby Gallaty and David Platt were just a couple of guys sitting in a Chinese restaurant, talking about Jesus. The two made an odd couple: Platt was an … Continue reading “Show Me the Way: What It Takes to Make Disciples”

By Dean Inserra “What is this church doing for the community?” In our nine years as a church, I’ve found this to be one of the most commonly asked questions by Christians, mostly millennials, who visit our church. This is a fair question and churches should have an answer. But the answer shouldn’t simply be … Continue reading “Serving the Community Rarely Fits on the Church Calendar”

By Bill Emeott While you may be all too aware of the recent tragedies, most younger kids probably aren’t even aware—thank God. To some extent, ignorance may be the best plan. They’ll hear things and you should be ready to have meaningful conversations, but I would advise church leaders and parents to be careful about … Continue reading “7 Ways to Help Children Deal With Tragedies”

By Erik Reed Sin is no respecter of persons. It does not care what your name is, what your title is, how successful you are, or how large your platform is. It’s not impressed with how long you have been in ministry, how big your church is, or what degrees you have hanging on the … Continue reading “Sin, Discipline, and Not Being the Next Pastor Who Falls”