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Julentto Photography photo – Unsplash During the pandemic, churchgoers grew spiritually and followed their church’s lead, but some may still need a bit of encouragement. By Scott McConnell Whether you’re seeing encouraging or discouraging signs in your church as the pandemic wanes, it is important to remember that a church’s numbers or how full the … Continue reading “The Encouraging State of the Post-COVID Church”

Nicolas Lobos photo – Unsplash By Ken Braddy You might not be familiar with the term “ongoing Bible studies.” That’s OK. That’s why I’m here. An ongoing Bible study group is one that typically meets once a week throughout the year. This kind of group is different from short-term groups that meet for a set … Continue reading “3 Reasons Your Group Bible Studies Should be Ongoing”

Fauzan Saari photo – Unsplash By Scott McConnell As leaders we know there are many areas where we need to grow in our walk with Christ. Sometimes, as we multiply similar needs across a congregation, it can be hard to know where to start. What area of discipleship should we emphasize? Where can teaching, exhortation, … Continue reading “5 Actions That Will Immediately Encourage Discipleship in Your Church”

Prostock-Studio photo – Getty By Aaron Earls A slim majority of U.S. adults say changing genders, identifying as a gender different than one’s biological sex, is morally wrong. According to the latest survey from Gallup on morality, 51% of Americans say it is immoral to change genders, while 46% say it is morally acceptable. The … Continue reading “Americans Agree With Pastors on Gender Identity—Barely”

Photo by Junior REIS on Unsplash By Taylor Combs Is Christianity subjective or objective? Is it a religion of experience or of truth? Christians (and non-Christians) have answered this question differently throughout the centuries. Different personalities and personal bents wire us to answer it differently as individuals. The 2020 Lifeway Research State of Theology Study … Continue reading “How to Hold Faith and Feelings in Balance”

Brooke Cagle photo – Unsplash By Aaron Earls Americans seem to be consistently OK with birth control, divided on abortion, and against cloning humans, but a lot of other issues have seen significant swings in support. In Gallup’s latest study on American’s views on what issues are morally acceptable or wrong, clear majorities of Americans … Continue reading “What’s Moral? Americans’ Views Keep Changing”

James Hose Jr photo – Unsplash By Y Bonesteele A new report from Scientific American shows that humans have a life span capacity of up to 120-150 years, omitting any possible stressors like cancer, heart disease, or getting hit by a bus. The article, however, looks at this optimal life span rather pessimistically. The author … Continue reading “Research Shows Humans Could Live Up to 150 Years. Now What?”

Mitchell Leach photo – Unsplash By Lynn H. Pryor During a recent sermon, I ventured into turbulent waters—twice. I seemed determined to find something to upset one or two people. • Many Christians drink alcohol. I don’t. • Many Christians think homosexuality is OK. I don’t. Both of my views fall in the category of … Continue reading “3 Factors to Consider in Church Discipline”

Creative Christians photo – Unsplash By Aaron Earls By now, most pastors and church leaders recognize the teenage dropout issue. Two-thirds of churchgoing teens leave their local congregations as young adults, according to Lifeway Research. Many of these never come back. But there is a specific age range in which students begin to fade away … Continue reading “The Most Pivotal Age to Keep Young Adults in Church”

Alexandra Fuller photo – Unsplash By Taylor Combs Who’s the main character of Hamlet? Easy answer. Hamlet, right? The only confusing thing about that question is why I would even ask it. Hamlet is the title character; everyone knows the play is about him. But what about the Bible? Who’s the main character of Scripture? A … Continue reading “Don’t Miss the Main Character of the Bible”