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Volodymyr Hryshchenko photo – Unsplash By Tod Tanner God has uniquely designed each of us for connection with Him and others. Prior to Eve being formed from Adam’s rib God said, “It is not good for man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18). As we continue to navigate social distancing, self-quarantines, masks, etc. the church has … Continue reading “3 Strategies for Keeping Your Church Connected During COVID”

Gregory Hayes photo – Unsplash By Carol Pipes It’s not surprising that most evangelicals in the U.S. believe God is perfect and the Bible is true. What is surprising perhaps is the level of confusion around some basic tenets of the Christian faith. In the 2020 State of Theology study sponsored by Ligonier Ministries, Lifeway Research surveyed 3,000 … Continue reading “The Biblical Doctrines Many Evangelicals Get Wrong”

Getty image By Ramon Presson The late humorist Lewis Grizzard wrote, “I think being a pastor would be easy. After all, you only have to work one day a week. And all you have to do then is give a speech. Plus, they give you a big ole book for all your material.” Oh, if … Continue reading “8 Reasons Pastors Resist Going to Counseling”

Joey Kyber photo – Unsplash By Sara Beth Fentress This is the first summer in 20 years I haven’t gone, or helped people to go, on short-term mission projects. Twenty years means I’ve had multiple decades of evaluating, educating people on, and executing best practices in this arena. Twenty years means 7,300 days full of … Continue reading “4 Principles for Re-Evaluating Your Missions Strategy”

Ben White photo – Unsplash By Frank R. Lewis Jesus, the greatest teacher who ever lived, knew how to help everyone in His audience listen for the whisper of God. He had a conversation with a Pharisee named Nicodemus and stirred his heart with the idea that God moves with power like the blowing wind. … Continue reading “5 Keys to Preaching to the Kids in Your Pews”

Michael Longmire photo – Unsplash By Todd McMichen Have you ever thought about what helps us live more generous lives? I get asked a lot of questions regarding strategies to increase financial giving. Questions like, How do I increase first-time givers? or How do I increase digital givers? The end result tends to be the … Continue reading “The Top Generosity Trigger for Most Churches”

Gift Habeshaw photo – Freely By Aaron Earls While people couldn’t physically visit churches for much of 2020, their opinion of the church or organized religion grew. For the first time since 2013, Americans’ confidence in the institution of the church increased in Gallup’s annual tracking poll. The percentage who say they have a great … Continue reading “Americans’ Confidence in Churches Increases for First Time in Seven Years”

Matthew T Rader photo – Unsplash By Matt Henslee I preach verse by verse through books of the Bible. On the one hand, this keeps me from the temptation of cherry-picking my favorite texts each Sunday. But on the other hand, it means I may have to preach not-so-favorite texts. In fact, one of our … Continue reading “When You Don’t Hit a ‘Home Run’ Sermon”

Jeremy McKnight photo – Unsplash By Aaron Earls For being small and on a dead-end rural road, the church I was a member of as a teenager had a fairly large and active youth group. Only a handful of us had parents who were active in the church at the time. We didn’t see that … Continue reading “Want Faithful Teens and Young Adults? Disciple Faithful Parents”

Darius Bashar photo – Unsplash By Kevin Freeman If there’s one word I would use to describe my life during the pandemic, it’s distracted. As I still work from home and help my kids with their virtual schooling, ministry has become all about finding snippets of time, burning the midnight oil, and getting creative. Perhaps … Continue reading “5 Distractions Pastors Must Avoid Right Now”