3 Steps to Help Church Revitalization
Pray with your people. Pray privately, and always maintain a spirit of prayer as you move forward in helping the church move from death to life over time, focusing on church revitalization.
Books
20th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year: Social Issues
While acknowledging hits to the credibility, reputation and psyche of the church's collective witness, they passionately and practically encourage readers to see this not so much as a problem but an opportunity for the church to understand the times and know what is the best course of action to take (1 Chron. 12:32) in pursuit of systemic transformation for the sake of the gospel.
The Attitude of Gratitude
If you want to move from languishing to flourishing, there are no easy answers. And there are no quick fixes. But this I know for sure: You won't get there without cultivating an attitude of gratitude.
The Idolatry of Pastor Longevity Effectiveness
For far too long, the church has held up years of service as a marker of a successful pastor instead of the overall effectiveness of servant leadership and pastor longevity effectiveness.
A Greater Understanding Of Conscious Being Existence
It is not just your future that is at stake. It is also the meaning and value of your life, especially concerning conscious being existence. Does your life have purpose? What is a life? What is purpose? If the path of your life reduces to the paths of point particles, can you have any assurance that your future is bright?
20th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year: Missional and Cross-Cultural
In Virtuous Persuasion, Michael Niebauer delves deep into the basic questions of the mission of God, connecting it to the life we live. He argues that missio Dei, church planting and dialogue fail to provide adequate thinking on human morality.
Obstacles to Seeing God as He Is
I believe the single most effective weapon against our joy in Christ and becoming who we are made to be is the lie that God is not who He says He is and you cant trust Him. This article explores the obstacles to trusting God's goodness.
Jesus’ Unconditional Love for Deniers
Beloved, the level of your devotion isnt what makes God faithful to you or makes Him keep loving you. He is and always will be a faithful God to His people. This issue is never first our love for Christ, but rather His unconditional love for us. His love causes love.
20th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year: Leadership
Preaching at our moment in history is perilous. People find offense and can easily find some other voice that will say what they want to hear. How do we move forward?
What Good Is Reading Literature for the Christian?
Recognizing the Bible as literature opens us up to a fuller appreciation of the holy book than if we treat it like an instruction manual or to-do list. The Bible is a bibliography of genres, including poetry, song, lament, prophecy, history, narrative, parables, letters, dreams, and so forth, which is why reading literature for Christians is so beneficial.
