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Gerardo Infante photo – Pexels By Jamie Aten A recent Houston Chronicle investigative report discovered more than 700 survivors who experienced sexual abuse by pastors and other leaders at Southern Baptist churches over several decades. Perhaps you know someone directly affected by sexual abuse mentioned in that story. Far more likely you know someone who … Continue reading “Trauma Experts Share How to Care for and Support Sexual Abuse Survivors”

rawpixel photo – Unsplash By Joy Allmond Marcus Glass, pastor of New Seasons Church in Albany, Georgia, knows a thing or two about building a racially diverse congregation. When he planted New Seasons—a predominantly African-American congregation—in 2014, his church had an arrangement with Raleigh White Baptist Church, an all-white congregation, to share facilities. Times were … Continue reading “3 Things to Remember When Pursuing Racial Diversity in Your Church”

Singkham photo – Pexels By Joy Allmond When Brian Moss surrendered to the call to ministry in 1985, he didn’t do it the conventional way. And he didn’t do it in the conventional timeframe. He did it after spending nearly 20 years as a systems engineer for one of the world’s largest tech companies. “I … Continue reading “Revitalization Requires a ‘Passion to Do Church Differently’”

Tim Savage photo – Pexels By Joy Allmond When Bobby Owings first came to what was then known as Surf City Baptist Church in 2010, there was just one person in the youth ministry—a 17-year-old boy who was the grandson of long-time members. The next youngest person in the 50-person congregation was a 47-year-old woman … Continue reading “From Near Death to Life: How One Dwindling Coastal Congregation Was Reborn”

Toa Heftiba photo – Unsplash By Ann-Margret Hovsepian It’s no secret there’s much brokenness in American neighborhoods, but Marvin Williams, lead pastor of Trinity Church in Lansing, Michigan, believes the Church holds the answer. “The gospel truly is the hope of the world, and our outreach is not just good deeds or altruistic behavior,” he … Continue reading “Reaching the Community Requires More Sacrifice Than Sermons”

By Mark Dance Several assumptions and generalizations about mentoring have morphed into myths over time. In this post, I’ll walk back a couple of those assumptions to help you find a mentor. We all need one to help us grow as a person and as a pastor. If we set our standards artificially high, mentoring … Continue reading “5 Myths Worth Debunking About Mentoring”

By Aaron Earls This Valentines Day, people are looking for love in lots of different places, including the Bible. “Love” was the most popular keyword search at Bible Gateway in 2018, as it has been in previous years. Many of the most popular verses of the year also deal with the subject. Appropriately enough with … Continue reading “Most Popular Bible Verses on Love”

By Ryan Rice One of the best trips my wife and I ever took was to Washington D.C. during the winter. Several years ago, we decided to fly there for our anniversary and were rather excited to have a trip paid for and planned! Living in the South, however, we underestimated how cold Washington, D.C. … Continue reading “3 Things Church Planting Couples Need to Do”

Reynaldo Brigantty photo – Pexels By Aaron Earls If all the single Christians put their hands up, there would be a lot of raised hands in New York City and Boston. New analysis from Barna found the 10 American cities with the highest percentage of single (never married) practicing Christians and the 10 cities with … Continue reading “Single Christians Congregate on the Coasts”

Rachael Crowe photo – Unsplash By Rachel Sinclair A recent study from Pew Research found that over two-thirds of teenagers ages 13-17 feel like they experience positive benefits from using social media, while less than half say they experience negative effects. Lifeway Research spoke with Brian Housman, national speaker and author of Tech Savvy Parenting, … Continue reading “Can Social Media Good Outweigh the Bad? Most Teens Think So.”