Winning the New and Old Front Doors
Nine times out of 10, guests will not just show up unsure of what to expect because they will have reviewed the church's website and social media pages looking for the flavor of your local church.
Nine times out of 10, guests will not just show up unsure of what to expect because they will have reviewed the church's website and social media pages looking for the flavor of your local church.
We teach our children through our words and our actions. Consistently and intentionally practicing spiritual rhythms within community and across generations matters when learning spiritual rhythms (Deut. 6:12, 31:913).
What might God have in store for you as you pursue him this year? I received three special gifts while writing for this project, and it makes me wonder: What surprises await you?
I will not talk about my prayer life to make me look more spiritual. My prayer life has a long way to go. If I hint in any way that I am some super saint with an unmatched prayer life, I am lying.
So when we talk about “smartphone addiction,” often what we are talking about is the addiction of looking at ourselves.
Three ways to help your people be part of God's mission for everyone.
Beth Moore, a prominent Bible teacher, shares her journey of lifelong learning and ministry.
Has your church become so comfortable in the familiar that it misses what guests are experiencing? Guests will break through the confines of the comfortable and see Christ, or they will see the church stuck in church familiarity and never return.
I believe the Holy Spirit often sovereignly uses these emotions (conviction of sin, desperation for hope, grief from a loss, etc.) to prepare the lost for the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, including making an emotional decision for Christ.
While you wont always be as consistent in your followthrough as you had hoped, the process of setting pastor new year's resolutions can be an important spiritual discipline that at least sets our focus in the right direction.