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Pixabay photo – Pexels By Richard Gasaway Wouldn’t you rather save those collection plate donation dollars for ministry rather than using them to pay the utility company? It isn’t what most church staff tend to think about, but let’s face it: Few find saving energy a core part of stewardship. But saving energy—or even generating … Continue reading “4 Ways to Save Energy—and Money—at Your Church Building”

JC Gellidon photo – Unsplash By Aaron Earls As churches become aware of potential safety issues, more are signing up for background check services through Lifeway’s OneSource program. “The numbers have increased dramatically since we began our relationship with backgroundchecks.com,” said Lifeway’s Jennie Morris. “On average, we add 160 customers a month.” Since January 2009, … Continue reading “Churches Increasingly Use Background Checks to Ensure Safety”

By Mark Dance “You’re not one of those foot-washing Baptists, are you?” This sarcastic greeting came from behind a screen door in a Salt Lake City neighborhood several years ago.  I’d prepared myself for a less than cordial welcome in this door-to-door evangelistic effort. I figured I had it coming for all the cold receptions … Continue reading “Are You a Foot-Washing Pastor?”

Kevin Ku photo – Pexels By Helen Gibson Do pastors and theologians need digital designers and coders? If you ask John Dyer, he’ll say yes. In fact, Dyer sits uniquely between these two worlds. On his personal website, he describes himself as “a former youth pastor turned web developer” and says he’s built tools for … Continue reading “3 Reasons Pastors and Theologians Need Designers and Coders”

Adrianna Calvo photo – Pexels By Tony Evans Your destiny will always involve a test. That test will always be aimed at whether you want to be a blessing or whether you merely want to be blessed. Because once you reach that test, God uses it to examine your heart. Are you here for Him? … Continue reading “How You Can Be Useful in God’s Kingdom”

Photo by Ben White on Unsplash By Chris Hefner “We’d like you to be Superman.” That was the answer a search committee member gave me to the question, “What are your expectations of a pastor?” He qualified the answer by saying that the previous pastor had done so much for the church and the community. … Continue reading “5 Ways to Mitigate Ministry Demands”

Jeremy Bishop photo – Freely By Aaron Earls As Americans grow accustomed to turning to Google for help, God no longer seems as relevant. For the first time since Gallup began asking in 1957, less than half of Americans (46 percent) say religion can answer all or most of today’s problems. A growing number—up to … Continue reading “Losing Our Religion: Less Than Half of Americans Say Religion Can Answer Today’s Problems”

Chris Potter photo – Flickr By Joy Allmond Mark Miller, vice president of high performance leadership for Chick-fil-A, recently addressed a group of pastors and denominational leaders at Lifeway’s Church Partners Summit. Based on his decades-long career at the successful franchise, here are five pieces of advice he gave on how to create an environment … Continue reading “5 Leadership Practices Churches Should Adopt From Chick-fil-A”

By Billy Walker I’ve started this article a couple of times and keep hoping the creative juices will flow a little easier with each new beginning. See, since the last time I put pen to paper (or fingertips to keys) to share with you, my dad went home to be with Jesus. Talk about a … Continue reading “5 Things to Remember When We Lose Someone We Love”

Ian Schneider photo – Unsplash By Aaron Earls Most pastors start off in a different job before transitioning to the ministry, according to research released by Barna. Despite most saying they felt a call to ministry as a teenager or young adult, 55 percent of pastors say they had another career before starting work in … Continue reading “More Than Half of Pastors Started Their Careers Outside the Church”