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Aaron Burden photo – Unsplash By Aaron Earls While many Americans were going to the polls to vote in the 2020 election, some were also turning to Scripture. According to Bible Gateway, 16 passages saw a significant jump in English language Bible searches on Nov. 3-4, 2020 compared to last year. Some are expected verses. … Continue reading “16 Bible Verses People Searched for on Election Day”

The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo – Wiki Commons By Taylor Combs In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. … Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness. … So God created man in his own image; he created him in the image of God; he … Continue reading “3 Reasons We Must Preach on the Image of God”

Jarl Schmidt photo – Unsplash By Brenda Croston Thursday, April 12, 2007: The room was quiet—peacefully so. The sound of heart monitors, I.V. drips, feeding pumps, and the like stilled. Family members, the pastor, and I all stood still, too. Mya’s limp frame rested in my arms. A nurse instructed me to place my sweet … Continue reading “How Pain and Loss Lead to Deeper Ministry”

Fabio Comparelli photo – Unsplash By Ben and Lynley Mandrell We don’t know a single pastor who hopes their church becomes a holy huddle—an exclusive, clique-ish group of people who are apathetic about seeing others come to new life in Christ. No seminary student sits in class dreaming of the day they can lead a … Continue reading “4 Strategies for Winning Over Those Hostile Toward the Gospel—and Your Church”

Jesus Loves Austin photo – Unsplash By Matt Henslee The Beatitudes. We all know them and have probably preached on them a few times, even if they’re a bit difficult to live. Found in Matthew 5 and part of the “Sermon on the Mount,” they include: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom … Continue reading “The Forgotten Element of Many Online Sermons”

Samantha Sophia photo – Unsplash By Aaron Wilson When Jesse Florea glances out his office window at the patchwork display of fall colors surrounding the snow capped summit of Pikes Peak, he’s reminded of the power of worldviews. “Someone with an atheistic worldview might look at those mountains and say, ‘Billions of years of erosion … Continue reading “The Discipleship Tool the Next Generation Needs to Thrive”

Norasit Kaewsai photo – Getty By Luke Holmes Major accidents are caused by minor things. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration estimates that every year 16,000 car crashes occur because of what they call “pedal errors.” A pedal error occurs when a driver’s foot slips off the brake and presses the accelerator, when they hit … Continue reading “5 Changes Every Church Must Make Right Now”

Chris Ensminger photo – Unsplash By Daniel Darling Discernment is an acknowledgement that we don’t live in a perfect world, but a broken one. God’s creation is shot through with both beauty and death, so it is a gift from the Creator that He teaches His image-bearers to judge the difference. That first indulgence in … Continue reading “What Christians Misunderstand About Discernment”

Ben Duchac photo – Unsplash By Ken Braddy In March 2020, the COVID-19 physical/social distancing began. Churches moved online, as did groups. When summer began, some churches reopened worship. Most did not reopen groups at that time. But August and back-to-school time demonstrated that church members valued being together in groups, so more and more … Continue reading “4 Ways to Keep Your Small Groups on Track During COVID”

Julian Myles photo – Unsplash By JT English A major challenge to deep discipleship our churches will face is the kind of discipleship or ministry programming that caters to spiritual apathy. We cannot settle for a kind of discipleship that lets people settle into boredom with Jesus as long as they are not bored with … Continue reading “Stop Making Jesus Seem Boring”