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How to know if the blessing is worth the burden By Art Rainer Should churches go into debt? This question often elicits passionate responses from people at various points on the yes/no spectrum. The passion is often driven by a desire for their church to make the best decision to advance the gospel in their … Continue reading “Should Churches Go Into Debt?”

Tracy Le Blanc photo – Pexels By Karen Swallow Prior Remember Emily Post? Her famous rules of etiquette served generations of people needing to know the right way to set a table, proper decorum for houseguests, or the correct titles to use in an invitation. Alas, there is no Emily Post for social media. Those … Continue reading “9 Ways to Make Social Media More Christian”

Etching of Robert Raikes with a student By Aaron Earls Robert Raikes was like a lot of cause-oriented millennial evangelicals. As a writer, he stuck to impartial reporting instead of sensational “fake news.” He fought against inhumane prison conditions and founded a program to educate underprivileged children. But Raikes wasn’t a millennial. He was born … Continue reading “How the Forgotten History of Sunday School Can Point the Way Forward”

Emily Hopper photo – Pexels By Whitney Clayton My dad used to tell me some decisions in life were so important, you only need to make them once. He called them once-and-for-all decisions. Growing up in my family, attending church on Sunday was a once-and-for-all decision made by my mom and dad when they were … Continue reading “The Small Change That Can Radically Improve Your Church Experience”

By Tim Counts One of the last ministry conversations I had with my grandpa is one that will stick with me for the rest of my life. I was driving home from Prayer Meeting. I was tired. I was discouraged. I had been pastoring for five months in Vermont, and Prayer Meeting had slowly shrunk … Continue reading “Feed the Sheep—No Matter How Many Are In the Pasture”

mohamed Abdelgaffar photo – Pexels By Aaron Earls Despite working in ministry and supposedly around Christians most of the time, pastors and church leaders can face almost constant criticism. I’ll never forget a friend in the ministry saying, “People are broken and broken things cut.” Church leaders are constantly around broken people who will inevitably … Continue reading “3 Ways to Learn From Even the Worst Criticisms”

By Aaron Wilson Here are nine sayings Christians often get wrong about the Bible. These aren’t heretical statements; they’re just a few clichés that could use a fact check. How many of these expressions have you heard? 1. “David killed Goliath with just a sling and a stone.” The ending of this popular story is … Continue reading “9 Sayings That Could Use a Fact Check”

By Aaron Earls In 2018 sports, analytics is king. Minute pieces of data drive multi-billion-dollar decisions. But for the church, Jesus is King. And the Holy Spirit should guide eternal decisions. Can churches be data-driven and Spirit-led? Christian researchers and many pastors have discovered that data and research can play an important part in following … Continue reading “Hot Hands & Cold Churches: Christianity in the Age of Analytics”

han.ailes photo – Flickr By Dave Milam You’ve only got about 10 minutes. According to Greg Atkinson, founder of the First Impressions Conference, guests who visit your church decide if they’ll return in the first 10 minutes of their visit. For this reason, the lobby may be the most critical environment in your building for … Continue reading “10 Ways To Reach People in Your Church Lobby”

Kafai Liu photo – Freely  By Daniel Darling If you measured church life only from the tweets of some pastors, you’d assume church services are awesome for every other congregation but your own. Phrases like, “Killer praise band,” “Home run sermon,” and “Amazing stage design” fill Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram feeds on Sunday afternoons. Meanwhile, … Continue reading “3 Reasons Every Church Service Doesn’t Need to Be Epic”