What’s Next for the Future of the Church?
You can shut the building, but you can't stop the future of the church.
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Research: How Do Christians Respond When High-Profile Leaders Leave Faith?
In recent months and years, several high-profile Christian pastors and musicians announced they no longer identify as Christian or believe in core doctrines of the faith. These public pronouncements by leaders who leave faith are met with a mix of emotions from churchgoers, according to a new survey. Nashville-based LifeWay Research asked more than 1,000 Protestant churchgoers how they feel […]
Ministry Pivot Strategy: Worship Experience
As this season of COVID-19 has extended, most states here in the U.S. are doing some level of reopening. Most countries in the world are beginning to reopen as well. The question is how does reopening impact churches and their ministries? Implementing a strong ministry pivot strategy is essential. I have served in ministry now for almost two decades. The majority of time […]
J.I. Packer (1926–2020): The Holy Spirit and Salvation
The Holy Spirit is truly 'God the Evangelist,' drawing sinners into fellowship with Christ. Here is how he works.
The Role Emotions Play in Theological Diversity
Because human beings are complex creatures with reason, will and emotion, no reductionistic scheme that pigeonholes us as purely intuitive or purely rational beings can explain why we reason or why we dissent the way we do. Insights from neuroscience and social psychology, such as Haidt’s social intuitionist model of moral psychology, may aid in … Continued
Making Disciples Digitally
Utilizing digital space as a pathway to richer real-life relationships with God and others through digital disciple-making.
5 Tips for Leading in Exceptional Times
What began as a major disruption has become a way of life. Not permanently, but for an open-ended and unknown duration of time. COVID-19 has changed our world. • Remember when shaking someone’s hand was normal?• Remember when sitting in a packed movie theater or crowded concert was a fun night out?• Remember when masks … Continued
4 Tools the Pandemic Has Uncovered for Special-Needs Ministry
For my family, social isolation isn’t much different from normal life. Because of my son’s social anxiety related to his autism, drive-throughs are our normal way of eating out. We rarely get invited to other people’s houses. And even though my church is one of the approximately 30% of churches in the country that offer … Continued
Dave Gibbons: The Seismic Shift in Church Already HappenedBefore COVID-19
Ready to get back to normal? Church on Sundays, small groups, well-oiled programs and a professional staff as the focus. We may now even have some hubris because we believe we have beefed up our online streaming and social platform muscle during this downturn and downtime. But are you seeing that a seismic shift in church […]
Digital-Savvy Churches See Consistent Giving During Pandemic
Givelify has released a new report that explores how giving to churches has changed during the pandemic. Giving In Faith: How Coronavirus Widened the Digital Divide found that nearly 55% of faith-based organizations—particularly those that are digitally savvy—experienced consistent or increased giving levels during the pandemic. Throughout COVID-19, places of worship have played a critical … Continued
