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John Ruddock photo – Unsplash By Michael Kelley The book and later movie, Moneyball, tells the true story of the Oakland A’s baseball team and their general manager, Billy Beane, who came to a crossroads in the way the team had to approach Major League Baseball. At that time, the A’s had a minuscule payroll compared to … Continue reading “3 Life-Changing Effects of Thinking in Terms of “We” Instead of “I””

Benjamin Manley – Unsplash By Aaron Earls The COVID-19 pandemic and all the related social upheaval brought untold stress on numerous families. Parents and kids are learning new tools for work and school, while working through new routines and patterns. That has taken a toll. The 2020 American Family Survey found 25% of those with … Continue reading “5 Ways to Encourage Discouraged Parents”

Thought Catalog – Unsplash By Y Bonesteele Our bodies are holy temples (1 Cor. 6:19). It would make sense as believers to take care of it. Whether it’s drugs, alcohol, caffeine, sugar, food, or anything consumed, we should always be mindful of its effects on us. In recent years, marijuana legalization has made it more … Continue reading “How Churches Can Address a Growing Suicide Threat in Young Adults”

Roman Mager photo – Unsplash By Ken Braddy As summer heats up, it seems like we are on the verge of “normalcy.” Emerging from the pandemic, churches are reopening their Bible study groups again. Lifeway Research recently reported that 91% of churchgoers are planning on returning to their pre-pandemic attendance levels. This is great news for … Continue reading “Why Your Church Needs to Know and Use ‘Flake’s Formula’ Right Now”

Jordon Conner photo – Unsplash By Aaron Earls Hell may not be a bad word anymore. Lifeway Research’s 2020 State of Theology study found 56% of Americans believe hell is a real place where certain people will be punished forever. Belief in the biblical place of judgment has been steady since 2014 in the biennial study. … Continue reading “Highway to Hell: Why the Modern Emphasis on Justice Paves the Way for a Traditional Doctrine”

Daniel Hansen photo – Unsplash By Scott McConnell Have you ever imagined what it was like to live in another century or a completely different point in history? As a kid, my family always drove for family vacations, and I would often daydream looking out the window at the scenery. I would see a factory … Continue reading “2 Questions Every Pastor Must Ask to Be Successful in Modern Ministry”

Marc-Olivier Jodoin photo – Unsplash By Todd Adkins Far too often when there’s a ministry gap in our churches, we focus on leadership placement over leadership development. We settle for warm bodies instead of weekly volunteers. After all, Sunday is coming and we need someone to fill the gaps.  I don’t need to tell you … Continue reading “4 Steps for Quickly Recruiting and Training Church Volunteers”

Sean Chiu photo – Wikimedia By Y Bonesteele At the Southern Baptist Convention 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee, messengers passed Resolution 8 On The Uyghur Genocide, to “condemn the actions of the Chinese Communist Party against the Uyghur people.” But many are still unsure of who the Uyghurs are and why it matters. The Uyghurs and … Continue reading “Why Christians Should Care About the Uyghur Muslims”

David Arment photo – Getty By Aaron Earls Americans’ confidence in major U.S. institutions—including the church—fell in 2021, after a brief increase during the 2020 pandemic. According to Gallup’s annual tracking poll, an average of 33% of U.S. adults say they have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in 14 institutions, down … Continue reading “Americans’ Confidence in Church Drops to Near Historic Low”

georgemuresan photo – Getty By Aaron Earls Pastors have numerous church responsibilities, but the one they say takes up the most of their work week is sermon preparation. According to a 2008 Lifeway Research study, the average U.S. Protestant pastor spends almost 14 hours each week in preparation for their Sunday message. The average U.S. … Continue reading “How Do Most Pastors Plan Their Sermons?”