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Regrow the Church, Serve the Business Community
One topic that has come up in several Zoom and in-person meetings recently has been how to get the church going again, five months into
Lemonade: God’s Gifts of 2020
I began last week’s post with the statement, “As healthy environments promote healthy individuals, so unhealthy environments promote abnormal or unhealthy interpersonal behavior within the
The “Nones” Impact on Student Ministry
Recent studies and polls show a steadily increasing trend when it comes to religious identification: The rise of the “nones.” Nones are people who don’t
Creativity, Planning Helpful for Kids, Parents Amid Changes in Programs, Worship
According to a recent study by LifeWay Research, only 12% of Protestant churches currently are holding small groups for children. While some churches are planning
Shaping the Future Church in the New Reality
As healthy environments promote healthy individuals, so unhealthy environments promote abnormal or unhealthy interpersonal behavior within the culture. “Negative environments raise negative and broken children.”
The Move Away from Men’s Ministry
My mouth was dry. My heart pounded. Although it was many years ago, I remember it vividly. I was sitting in a room at church
Movement or Institution, Which are You Part of?
“I don’t like change in the church.” I hear this statement and several like it from churchgoers across our nation. Even, “We don’t need change
Rethinking Student Ministry
Canceled. Socially Distance. Quarantine. Virtual. Shelter-in-place. If you’re like me, these are words you are tired of hearing. The past five months in student ministry
Obedient Passion Will Deliver God’s Purpose
In our last post I shared that Jesus did not initiate the church as an institution, rather as a movement. What we read in the
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