Tithing Trends and Methods: What Parishioners Are Saying About Church Tithing Practices
Most churchgoers believe tithing is a biblical command, but opinions on church tithing practices, including the 'where' and 'how,' are diverse.
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Digital InspirationNew AI Tools for Churches
Church leaders are encouraged to exercise discernment and caution when utilizing new AI tools for church communications.
An Ordinary Life of Worship
The routes we walkrhythms of embodied presence and prayerful listening to the small world outside our front door help me to notice the small, and not-so-small, shifts in our season of life, integrating into an ordinary life of worship.
Tamara Hill Murphy
When we seek God, we discover that—through the invitations of Jesus—God’s love sought and found us first.
Technology and Its Place in Your Facility: Church Technology Solutions
Ministry technology solutions can be the biggest help or hindrance to your church and its mission.
Rise and Lead
Do not settle for longing for the past or even managing what is now. Instead, rise and lead.
Who’s Following You? Howard Hendricks Discipleship
Howard Hendricks was good at emphasizing the simplicity of the message he wanted to express. Jeanne, his wife, relates that he said all he wanted to do was teach the Bible to men who lacked understanding. This essence of Howard Hendricks discipleship is key to understanding his approach.
The Recency Effect on Perspective
The recency effect on perspective can cloud our view of God's work in our lives and the church, making short-term struggles seem like the whole picture. The way out of this unhelpful state for me is to step back and form a larger perspective of God's work in my life and the church. Unfortunately, what takes place in the short term is not always a clear picture of God's activity.
Broken City, Broken World: Reflecting God’s Multiethnic Church Wisdom
According to the apostle Paul, a richly varied church that’s united in Christ reflects the richly varied wisdom of our God. To cultivate multiethnic, multigenerational, and multi-socioeconomic cultures in our churches is to declare to the world the riches of God’s multiethnic church wisdom in Christ.
The Gap Between Desire and Action: Churchgoers Want to Serve
Most Protestant churchgoers say their churches encourage them to serve people not affiliated with their church and that they want to do so. But the gap between churchgoers want to serve and actual volunteering persists.