Sara Billups: Orphaned Believers
This book explores how the experiences of Christians growing up in the 1980s and 1990s led to many of them leaving the faith, and what can draw them back.
This book explores how the experiences of Christians growing up in the 1980s and 1990s led to many of them leaving the faith, and what can draw them back.
We believe in the smaller churches. We will partner with local churches to focus on resourcing smaller churches. We believe in the leaders of smaller churches.
We often think about service as something we as a church do. But there are people in your community who are ready to join in church service initiatives if you organize it and are not concerned about who gets the credit.
Here's what churches with a missional focus do well.
A misguided vulnerability will add too much anxiety into the church culture and has the potential to destabilize the congregation. You can practice leading with vulnerability without freaking out your church.
We want people to feel welcome in an atmosphere where they can be real and bring their struggles, Sibylle says, encouraging the practice of bringing Jesus into daily life.
Are we pursuing global missions with the right motivations?
According to a study by Lifeway Research, nearly 2 in 3 Protestant churchgoers (65%) intentionally spend time alone with God at least daily, with 44% saying daily and 21% saying more than once a day, revealing varied practices.
We will absolutely grow spiritually when we read the Bible in a year because this is the inspired Word of God. And the Spirit of God is faithful to use the Word of God to transform the people of God.
The evangelical movement must be refashioned in Jesus’ image, rather than cast Jesus in its image.