7 Questions to Ask When Starting a Church Planting Network
Discover the essential questions to ask before starting a church planting network and building a movement.
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How Can Weaknesses of an Extroverted Pastor Become Strengths?
Partly because they are more outgoing, I believe extroverted pastors will get the benefit of the doubtmore so than introverted pastors. Many have tackled the subject of how introverts can overcome weaknesses, but this article focuses on how extroverted pastor weaknesses can become strengths.
The Further We Move from God, the Further We Move from Happiness
I’ve studied many worldviews, but none comes close to the biblical worldview in accounting for all the facts of our existence—including our longing for happiness.
Are We Building God’s Kingdom or Our Own?
The first and best of what you are has to be laid in surrender at Jesus feet. Only then will it bring life to the world when building God's kingdom.
How Ministry Ideas Spread
As churches today look to take advantage of new digital opportunities, navigate our polarized society and collaborate across denominations in gospel outreach, the task of innovation lies at the core of the calling for pastors and church leaders, yet understanding how ideas spread is often underappreciated.
What’s Keeping You From Sharing Your Faith?
Here are four common evangelism mistakes, and why you shouldn't fear them.
Hearing How God Speaks
When someone stands up at church and says, God told me , we imagine that to say something with such certainty means theyve been let in on the secret of how God speaks to them in obvious ways. But more often than not, its this Eucharistic voice theyre expressing.
5 Indisputable Matters That Help Foster Unity in Ministry
Wherever two or more are gathered in Christs name, theres bound to be conflict. Sometimes its a clash of personalities. Other times its unholy tension cloaked as competitiveness. But often its theological differences, which can hinder fostering unity in ministry.
After the Tornado
Among young people ages 18-29, one in three say they go to church less than they did pre-pandemic. Before COVID, 30% of adults under the age of 30 did not attend religious services. By the Spring of 2022, that had risen to 43%.
Does it Matter if Your Sermons are Too Long — or Too Short?
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.
