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Seven Reasons Why We Should Not Accept Millions of Years

There is an intensifying controversy in the church all over the world regarding the age of the earth.

What Makes a Church Powerful?

The church's impact in a community depends on the submission of each individual.

What Makes a Church Missional?

Freedom from cultural captivity does not mean freedom from tradition.

A Secret Learned in Church Revitalization

These people liked to know we were obeying the written and approved structure of the church. When we didn’t follow them exactly they objected. Sometimes loudly. Often in ALL CAPS.

How to Tell If a Small Church Is Strategic or Stuck

5 types of strategically small churches, and 4 types of stuck churches. Which one are you?

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How Do You Know if Your Church is Healthy?

There are healthy churches and unhealthy churches (so, so many unhealthy churches). How would you know the difference? I was asked that question recently and this is my attempt at an answer. Transcript Today I want to talk about the health of a local church. Are there ways we can know that a church is healthy or a way we can know it’s unhealthy? And this comes from a question I received from somebody who’s been watching these videos. Let …

9 Trends in Church Membership and Assimilation Processes

I’ve studied churches in the United States for almost twenty years. During those two decades, I’ve seen growing changes in church membership and assimilation processes – particularly among newer an…

What the Church Can Learn from 'The Good Place'

There is no such thing as staying out of politics.

When Is a Church Not a Church?

The tax code allows for some strange political shenanigans.

How the Church Makes People Terrified of Sex

There’s a shirt my youth pastor used to wear that said, “I practice safe sex. Instead of crossing my fingers I cross my legs.” He told us guys want to…

Why We Need Pastor-Theologians in the Church

When I say we need pastor-theologians in the church, I mean that every pastor must conduct his ministry with an eye to declaring theological truth, diagnosing theological error, and discipling his congregation to be theologically informed and articulate.

Why Churches Should Look More like Russian Banyas

Allow me to walk you through my experience in Russian banyas because, surprisingly, while there, I learned three important lessons about the local church.

How Do We Pay for Church Security in a Revitalization?

We understand the importance of security in a revitalization but we have questions about the cost and how to pay for the needed security.

If We Can Worship Anywhere, Why Go To Church?

It doesn't just matter that we worship Jesus. It matters that we worship him with other people.

Being Church: Reflections on How to Live as the People of God

What modern church doesn’t call itself a “community”? Yet for how many is it real? How many churches form disciples intimately connected enough to call themselves Christ’s “body”? How many churches form disciples who know the relational arts that create a robust unity? How many form disciples practiced in the ways of sacrificial love?

Why does the Church have confidential scriptures?

The full body of knowledge that comprises the Scientology religion is contained in more than forty million spoken and written words on the subject—all by L. Ron Hubbard, the source and founder of Scientology.

8 Questions Your Church Needs to Ask Before Reopening

How to approach reopening your church wisely and faithfully.