They need face-to-face relationships with believers. In fact, they who have been raised on electronic communication need face-to-face relationships in general. To have genuine friendships with older believers and strong Christian families is ideal for helping churches reach college students.
If we are going to present a compelling alternative to non-Christian sexual ethics today, we need to recover a New Testament understanding of brotherly and sisterly love. Everywhere I go, I meet brothers and sisters in Christ who are trusting that Jesus’ love is better than any human love, leaving same-sex sexual relationships to follow Jesus. If someone leaves a gay relationship to enter the church, they should find more love and not less.
Crossover Church recruits service project volunteers from every demographic.
Let us not threaten lost people with the necessity of hell. The temptation to do that must be avoided at all costs.
God has seen you through many challenges and cared for you like no one else. He has protected you and fulfilled his promises through your ministry. Discover how worship can help you through transition.
Before I even knew I was coming, so many conversations had happened on how to honor the past, how to welcome a new leader, how to embrace a new vision. Eric Geiger on successful pastoral leadership transition.
Division in the church is increasingly the norm. Politically-charged issues have broken friendships and wounded congregations. It’s tough to build healthy relationships when we see others as the enemy.
One way of determining evangelistic health is through a metric called conversion ratio. This ratio tells you how many people in your church it takes to win one person for Christ.
Whether remodeling or diving into new construction, church leaders must consider a number of issues in order to create the most accommodating and inviting atmosphere for building church space to serve current church members and attract visitors.
I’ve often shocked conference audiences by saying that it is no secret how to grow a church. The problem is that churches aren’t willing to do what it takes to grow.
