While complaining over sermon length seems to have accelerated in the last few decades, the truth is, the conflict has been going on since the Reformation. Back in those days, it wasn’t unusual for a sermon to last up to 3 hours.
If we want to reach and keep the next generation, we have to teach them practically what it looks like to follow Jesus. ~Noah Herrin. Outreach magazine reflects on 20 years of highlighting young leaders shaping the church.
A majority of practicing Christians do not consistently support evangelism, and almost half of millennial Christians believe it is flat-out wrong to evangelize. Now what?
pastors and church leaders should have a default posture of service. If you’re not willing to be a servant leader, then you are not fit to have authority and influence within the body of Christ.
Even more than working through us, the God-Who-Is delights in us, as we strive for Sabbath rest.
When you've experienced the power of Christ, you can't stay silent.
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.
Being a youth pastor is also a lot of work, full of odd hours, vastly varied responsibilities, and often unexpected moments wherein students need genuine pastoral care and wise counsel, yet they are frequently under-appreciated youth pastors.
This kind of passionless Christianity is the curse of the modern church. No one is drawn to Christ by its display. There is no magnetism, nothing that attracts, and plenty to repel.
The principle of sowing and reaping doesn't guarantee we always receive what we give, especially when our desires conflict with God's will.
