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Aaron Burden photo – Unsplash By Aaron Earls When asked the greatest command, Jesus pointed to admonitions to love God and love others. When American Bible users were asked, they chose a different Old Testament passage. As part of the American Bible Society and Barna Research’s State of the Bible 2019, respondents were given five … Continue reading “What Biblical Command Do Americans Consider the Most Important?”

rawpixel photo – Pexels By Bekah Stoneking Childhood is a crucial life stage. Kids’ brains, skills, abilities, and perspectives develop at exponential rates. Childhood is also a season where spiritual soil is rich, too. Providing safe, loving, theologically-rich, and developmentally-appropriate spaces for children to learn about the love of Christ is vital to the life … Continue reading “5 Challenges—and Solutions—to Getting Kids Ministry Volunteers”

By Justin and Stephanie Pollock Pastor, I don’t want to live anymore. Hopefully, you never hear these words spill from the mouth of a congregant. However, Christians aren’t exempt from these conversations. Suicide represents the tenth leading cause of death in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How can … Continue reading “What to Do When a Congregant Expresses Suicidal Thoughts”

Naassom Azevedo photo – Unsplash By Chuck Lawless The National Day of Prayer falls on May 2 this year, and the theme is “Love One Another.” It’s based on Jesus’ words in John 13:34, “Love one another. Just as I have loved you.” This year’s national call to prayer is a call for Christians to … Continue reading “8 Reminders for Leading People Through Difficult Prayers”

Jaredd Craig – Unsplash By Aaron Earls In 1952, Congress designated the first Thursday in May to be the National Day of Prayer. But most Americans say they pray every day, which makes the U.S. unique among wealthier countries. Out of 102 countries examined, Pew Research found the U.S. to stand alone with high levels … Continue reading “U.S. Remains an Outlier on Prayer”

By Dennis Garcia Hi, my name is Dennis and I’m a workaholic. There, I said it. For those who know me, this doesn’t come as a shock. I really struggle to unplug. Even when I’m physically away from work, it’s still on my mind. No one suffers more than my family. I realized several years … Continue reading “4 Ways to Create Healthy Boundaries in Ministry”

Vera Arsic photo – Pexels By Aaron Earls Jesus taught His disciples to forgive others in the same way God had forgiven them. Many Christians say they’ve done that but haven’t received the same forgiveness from others. A Barna survey found 76% of practicing Christians say they’ve offered unconditional forgiveness to another person who had … Continue reading “Christians Say They’re More Likely to Forgive Than Be Forgiven”

By Juan Sanchez Some members don’t need much of an excuse to miss church on Sundays. Thom Rainer suggests there are nine common low-attendance occasions in churches: spring break, holiday weekends, bad weather, good weather, sporting events, summer, time change (two of these), a pastor’s vacation, and the period from Christmas to New Years. As … Continue reading “3 Reasons Christians Gather on The Lord’s Day”

Daniel Olah photo – Unsplash By Michael Catt From the time he was saved in 1945 at a Youth for Christ event where Billy Graham was preaching, Warren Wiersbe was a man of the Word. His preaching and writing are deep enough to make a Ph.D. professor think and practical enough to help a Sunday … Continue reading “A Giant Oak Has Fallen: Remembering Warren Wiersbe”

Kaboompics photo – Pexels By Ken Braddy Recruiting. Most of us don’t look forward to this part of our work. We don’t like being told no, and we grow wearisome of hearing “Let me pray about it” (which is almost always code for “no thanks”). Because of the growing irregularity in attendance patterns at church, … Continue reading “10 Strategies for Recruiting Group Leaders”