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Dane Deaner photo – Unsplash By Michael Kelley The world as we knew it changed on September 11, 2001. Everything from travel to security to world economies was altered in a relatively short time. The season of COVID hasn’t been like that. Rather than a sudden explosion, this season has been a slow burn that … Continue reading “Why Churches Must Grasp This Opportunity to Redefine Discipleship”

anyaberkut photo – Getty By Scott McConnell With sparks and loud pops, our oven breathed its last. We had come to expect adversity like this. After all it was 2020. Our living room TV and dishwasher had also failed earlier in the year. The pandemic had created plenty of chaos, and the failure of these … Continue reading “6 Long Term Problems Churches Only Noticed Recently”

Photo illustration based on Charles Deluvio – Unsplash Americans Were Googling ‘Happiness’ More Than Ever in 2020, But How Can the Church Help People Actually Find It? By Derwin Gray For years people have searched for happiness in all the wrong places: money, a job, relationships, success, and health. In 2020, many of these comforts … Continue reading “Searching for Happiness”

By Aaron Earls Pastor Frank Pomeroy lost his 14-year-old daughter and 25 others in the deadliest church shooting in American history. Unfortunately, that wouldn’t be the last time he and his congregation dealt with an armed trespasser screaming death threats near their church building. In the weeks and months after the November 5, 2017 tragedy … Continue reading “Christians, Conspiracy Theories, and Credibility: Why Our Words Today Matter for Eternity”

Thiago Barletta photo – Unsplash By Charles Holmes Working in college ministry means that many of my discipleship environments revolve around social events and gatherings. The question of how to build relationships without losing discipleship is one I’ve wrestled with. As it turns out, I’m not the only one. How do we build churches and … Continue reading “Building Relationships Without Losing Discipleship”

Nicholas Smith photo – Getty By Kristy Etheridge Ed Litton’s congregation needed a wake-up call. So, one Sunday night, he rounded up everyone age 50 and over and told them, “We’re gonna die.” In this case, he wasn’t talking about individuals, but the church. Sure, they were in Mobile, Ala., in the heart of the … Continue reading “The Vanishing Bible Belt: The Secrets Southern Churches Must Learn to Stay Healthy”

Jonathon Young photo – Unsplash By Ben Mandrell When I was a church planter in Denver, I had to change my approach in preaching.  During my prior pastoral assignment in West Tennessee, I was opposed to projecting Bible verses on a screen as I preached. I wanted people to bring their Bibles to church, and … Continue reading “Removing Hidden Barriers to Your Church’s Gospel Reach”

Fox photo – Pexels By Kevin Singer “Communicating is hard to do when one texts and tweets more than one actually talks,” one reader commented on a recent op-ed I wrote about Gen Z, the generation born roughly between 1995 and 2010. Perhaps you can relate to this reader’s frustration. Young people today don’t operate … Continue reading “3 Trends Pastors Must Understand to Reach the Next Generation”

Szabo Viktor photo – Unsplash YouTube and other video platforms are discipling millions. Where is the church? By Chris Martin The way people consume content has changed in the last 20 years. Until about 2006, the way most people engaged with the news was through television or their local newspaper. The way adults self-educated was … Continue reading “The Influential Online Space Churches Are Ignoring”

Sasha Freemind photo – Unsplash By Paul Asay The wilderness doesn’t sound like much. But in the Bible, it sure is a popular place. Jesus spent 40 days there. Moses, 40 years. When Israel’s Queen Jezebel was trying to kill the prophet Elijah, he ran into the wilderness and asked God to take his life. … Continue reading “5 Tips for Church Leaders to Help People Suffering From Depression”