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Ensure the message the church shares on its website, social media pages, and in-person equals the experience guests will encounter when they arrive.

The “Read the Labels” technique is an easy way to freshen up our Bible reading. While reading, identify and track the labels that an author uses for characters in the story. Once a character is introduced, many Bible readers create a picture in their mind of who that character is and default to that initial picture without looking at the nuanced ways that the author is presenting that character.

The panelists thoughtfully evaluated each submission and chose one or more as an Outreach Resource of the Year, then highlighted other titles as “Also Recommended.” Here are the winners in the Spiritual Growth category.

In the gospel, God offers a different kind of change—not a correction of behavior but a transformation of the heart.

By admitting to the presence of indwelling sin in the hearts of loved ones and oneself, Hutchinson calls her readers to replace a reactive and clouded hatred of sin with a righteous and clear-sighted hatred.

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.

Pastor Gary Moritz and his wife Jana say they fell into church revitalization by default.  City United Church in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, thrived in its heyday...

As the church navigates a post-pandemic world and ongoing economic pressures, budget constraints remain the biggest challenge to prioritizing new technology purchases, with the majority of churches (58%) allocating 10 percent or less of their annual budget to technology spend. Other top barriers include staffing, implementation, ease of use, and support.