After the Tornado
Among young people ages 18-29, one in three say they go to church less than they did pre-pandemic. Before COVID, 30% of adults under the age of 30 did not attend religious services. By the Spring of 2022, that had risen to 43%.
Resources
Having No One Is Better Than Having the Wrong One
With limited financial and volunteer resources, I needed to fill a critical role on my leadership team.
Sewing and Reaching
The women involved in Loose Threads make pillows for kids being adopted, tote bags and clothing for children in foster care, and bibs for intellectually disabled people living in a local long-term care facility.
To Stay or to Go?
As a pastor who has served in the season of ‘in-between,’ not knowing if one should stay or go from the current assignment, my heart goes out to you. But I want you to ask yourself, why do I serve?
What Facility Storytelling Does Your Facility Tell?
Many churches are housed in rubber-stamp buildings that function in the same ways, regardless of where theyre located. They provide a needed meeting place for the congregation, but may not necessarily contribute to the story in a unique way otherwise, highlighting the importance of facility storytelling.
Plan a Meaningful Year for Women’s Ministry
Community and connection are some of the key distinctions I see in women's ministry planning where we are able to help foster multi-generational relationships and offer moments to connect over shared experiences.
Inward Definitions
Culture wars and ideologies like Christian nationalism look to the external world to find enemies and threats. But as Christians who define our identity inwardly, through a deepening and growing relationship with Jesus, we find health. The promise of hidden, inward transformation is gorgeous hope.
Sara Billups: Orphaned Believers
This book explores how the experiences of Christians growing up in the 1980s and 1990s led to many of them leaving the faith, and what can draw them back.
Serving Together: Church Service Initiatives
We often think about service as something we as a church do. But there are people in your community who are ready to join in church service initiatives if you organize it and are not concerned about who gets the credit.
Survey: Churchgoers Do Value Time Alone with God, but Their Practices Differ
According to a study by Lifeway Research, nearly 2 in 3 Protestant churchgoers (65%) intentionally spend time alone with God at least daily, with 44% saying daily and 21% saying more than once a day, revealing varied practices.
