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Photo credit: Cameron Powell By Louie Giglio We’re all intrinsically wired to flourish under the waterfall of our father’s blessing. If something goes wrong, and that needed flow is diverted, the sting we feel is real, and the downstream consequences cannot be ignored—even if we try to push them into the distance. For me this … Continue reading “‘God Had a Different Plan’: Louie Giglio’s Call to Ministry”

By Mark and Janet Dance What do ministry couples want to know? Janet and I have been fielding questions at more than 50 marriage events in the last four years, so we have a pretty good idea. We’ll tackle five of the toughest questions we’ve ever received in this post and five more in next … Continue reading “10 Top Questions From Ministry Couples (Part One)”

Christina Morillo photo – Pexels By Aaron Earls When Lifeway Research studied the unchurched, they found many were willing to have spiritual conversations and even open to attending church, but specific types of evangelism and invitations to church were more effective for certain groups. Overall, 47% of those who haven’t attended a religious service in … Continue reading “9 Types of Effective Evangelism and Church Invitations”

Luis Quintero photo – Pexels By Jonathan Howe We live in an individualistic society. Our self-reliant culture seems to stress independence at every turn. Americans just like to do things alone. And prayer is no exception. a 2017 Barna Research study found 82% of praying American adults most often pray silently and alone. The same … Continue reading “6 Ways to Increase Corporate Prayer in Your Church”

By Jay Sanders You can’t lead someone to Jesus by just being nice. Holding doors open for people and offering kind gestures are good and important, but they don’t save anyone. At some point, you have to speak the gospel. But the opposite is also true. You can proclaim the gospel with eloquence and have … Continue reading “The Wrong Way to Build a Personal Platform”

Paula Schmidt photo – Pexels By Chris Surratt You’ve been excited for weeks (or even months) about the new group you’re launching or planning to lead. You’ve identified a strong core of people to recruit for attendance. You’ve already spoken to some of them, and they seem enthusiastic. It’s been consistently promoted, and you have … Continue reading “5 Reasons People Aren’t Showing Up for Your Small Group”

The SBC headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Jim Veneman, Baptist Press By Carol Pipes Southern Baptist congregations saw an increase of more than $82 million in overall giving in 2018, according to the latest Annual Church Profile (ACP) report. However, other key metrics declined slightly in 2018, including baptisms, membership, average worship attendance and total … Continue reading “Giving Increases in 2018 for SBC, Baptisms, Attendance Continue Decline”

By Craig Thompson In 1 Timothy 3:1, Paul writes, “If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.” The word aspire means, “to stretch one’s self out in order to grasp something.” Paul says a person reaching out to the office of pastor is doing a good, beautiful, and noble task. Do you feel … Continue reading “Do You Desire to Pastor?”

Photo by Dillon Shook on Unsplash By Aaron Wilson Church leaders work in a variety of settings such as hospitals, coffee shops, and church members’ homes. But when it comes to more cerebral duties such as doing sermon prep and handling email correspondence, many church leaders choose to work from home for portions of the … Continue reading “6 Tips for Church Leaders on Working From Home”

Luis Quintero photo – Pexels By Aaron Earls On average, millennials are less likely than other generations to believe in God, pray, consider religion important to their lives, and regularly attend church. But don’t tell that to millennial evangelicals. The oldest millennials are now approaching 40 and the youngest are beyond the traditional college years, … Continue reading “Surprising Study Finds Millennial Evangelicals More Likely to Attend Church Than Other Generations”