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By Toby Dehay My friend and mentor, Dr. Charles Brock, went to be with the Lord in November 2018. Although I only knew him as an older man, we spent enough time together for me to live vicariously in his past through his accounts of planting a church as an 18-year-old in rural Missouri and … Continue reading “4 Essentials Every Church Planter Needs”

Emma Bauso photo – Pexels By Bekah Stoneking Age-graded groups for children are wonderful opportunities for your kids to engage with biblical truths in a way that’s accessible for them. But sometimes—like summertime schedules, or when kids age out of your church’s programming, or simply when a family desires to worship together—transitioning little ones to … Continue reading “7 Ideas for Transitioning Little Kids to ‘Big Church’”

Aaron Burden photo – Unsplash By Lynn H. Pryor Editor’s note: What does a mature disciple of Christ look like? Over the past decade Lifeway Research has delved into this with thousands of pastors and church leaders. Culling through the data, we discovered that strong discipleship ministries and practices could be put in eight categories. … Continue reading “3 Ways to Engage People with Scripture”

By Chris Hulshof For almost two decades, Al Leiter was a professional baseball player. He played for the New York Yankees, Florida Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, and New York Mets. As a baby-faced rookie, however, he had the distinction of being featured on an erroneous baseball card. His 1988 Topps Future Stars baseball card doesn’t … Continue reading “3 Errors That Undermine the Imago Dei When Ministering to the Disabled”

Toni Reed photo – Unsplash By Aaron Earls According to the estimates of U.S. adults, nearly 1 in 4 Americans are gay or lesbian. In reality, the number is much closer to 1 in 20. A recent Gallup survey found that on average U.S. adults believe 23.6% of their fellow Americans are gay or lesbian. … Continue reading “Americans Vastly Overestimate LGBT Population”

Gratisography photo – Pexels By Fran Trascritti I’ve been a pastor of local churches both as a staff pastor and as a senior pastor, and I’ve seen plenty of conflict over the years. One thing I’ve learned about conflict is that it can’t be ignored, because even the smallest of conflicts can cause harm. The … Continue reading “4 Tips for Handling Church Conflict”

Tess Emily Seymour photo – Pexels By Jennifer Michelle Greenberg During my teen years, I tried to tell several pastors my dad was abusive. I tried to explain his violence and lust while skirting around my own embarrassment and a nagging sensation that I was betraying my family. I told one pastor about how my … Continue reading “5 Types of Pastors Who Bungle Abuse in the Church”

Photo by Thomas Drouault on Unsplash By Daniel Darling I recently heard of a church that asked one of their band members to stop playing with the worship team. Why did they ask him to leave? It wasn’t because he was absent from practice times—he wasn’t. It wasn’t because his base guitar skills were declining. … Continue reading “3 Reasons Your Leadership Team Should Be Multigenerational”

By Mark Dance Each time a pastor prematurely exits the ministry race, I grieve. I also grieve each time I hear the awful pastor retention stats, which are unsubstantiated and sometimes exaggerated. Here are a couple of examples of recent headlines and bylines from usually reliable sources: “Epidemic: Another Pastor Burned Out and Quit Last … Continue reading “Pastors Are Not Quitting In Droves”

Daan Stevens photo – Unsplash By Ken Braddy I remember it well. My wife and I were watching a movie at our local theater when she received a phone call from one of the pastors on our church staff about a family in our church. The phone call was about Jackie, and her husband Randall, … Continue reading “7 Things to Remember When Terminal Illness Affects Your Church”