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Pixabay photo – Pexels By Daniel Darling Father’s Day is one of my favorite days of the year. I get the chance to honor my dad, who is one of the godliest men I know and who first showed me what it looks like to be faithful to the church, to walk with God, and … Continue reading “5 Ways Churches Can Stand in the Gap for the Fatherless”

Tom Rumble photo – Unsplash By Aaron Earls Pastors can rest a little easier in their homes today knowing they or their churches won’t have to pay any additional taxes on their residences—for now. After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit unanimously affirmed the constitutionality of the pastors’ housing allowance in March, … Continue reading “Pastors’ Housing Allowance Avoids Supreme Court Challenge”

The First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, dedicated a new worship center and education building on Sunday, May 19, one-and-a-half years after the November 2017 mass shooting that claimed 26 lives and left 20 people injured. Photo by Jane Rodgers, Southern Baptist TEXAN. By Joy Allmond When First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, … Continue reading “FBC Sutherland Springs Finds Healing After Tragedy Through VBS”

Studio Incendo photo of 2014 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong – Flickr By Aaron Earls A Christian worship song filled the air in Hong Kong as upwards of 2 million protestors marched against a Beijing-backed extradition bill. According to the website Shanghaiist, an English-language Chinese news site, “Sing Hallelujah to the Lord” has become the … Continue reading “How a Worship Song Is Fueling Pro-Democracy Protests in Hong Kong”

By Dan Hyun Sometimes, local churches struggle to care for people who face mental health issues and give the subtle, or perhaps even overt, message that mental illness is a result of insufficient faith. People who face such issues are sometimes admonished that if they’d just pray more or believe the gospel more robustly, their mental … Continue reading “3 Ways to Help Your Church Think Rightly About Mental Health”

elizabeth lies photo – Unsplash Growing Marriage Gap Between Rich and Poor Offers Ministry Opportunities By Bobby Ross Jr. In the Texas town of Childress, about 22.4 percent of the population lives in poverty—nearly double the national average. Halfway between Amarillo and Wichita Falls, the cattle and cotton-farming hub of 6,000 is the biggest community … Continue reading “How Churches Can Bridge the Marriage Divide”

rawpixel photos – Pexels By Ryan Sanders Clergy abuse, cover-ups, gay marriage, abortion, religious violence. It seems that matters of religion and morality are making news at every turn lately. And it’s not likely to stop. As America becomes more religiously diverse, the collision of various worldviews is bound to generate more headlines. In such an … Continue reading “5 Things to Remember When You Consume the News”

By Ryan Rice As pastors, we can be tempted to think our significance and influence within our community is based on the size of our church. But this isn’t the case. While I’m thankful for the larger churches in our community, size doesn’t necessarily equal impact. The church I pastor isn’t large, nor do we … Continue reading “3 Ways Pastors Can Influence and Change the World”

Bud Helisson photo – Unsplash By Chris Surratt The gospel both enables us to be truly transparent and compels us toward a greater end that lies beyond transparency. We confess to one another not merely so we can be real with one another; we confess to one another because we have a desire to be … Continue reading “5 Ways Group Leaders Can Facilitate Transparency”

chuttersnap photo – Unsplash By Tess Schoonhoven Why do people leave their churches? In a recent episode of Rainer on Leadership, part of the Lifeway Leadership Network podcast group, Thom Rainer reviews top responses to this question. Rainer says that the good news is that these are addressable issues. They shouldn’t cultivate a ‘woe is … Continue reading “10 Reasons People Are Leaving Your Church”