The Church of God
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This year’s theme, “Let the Church Be the Church” reminds us that actions speak louder than words, so it is not difficult to understand that what the world needs today is to see the Church ... Read More
How Do I Know God’s Calling for My Life?
How do we know the calling of God for our lives? Pastor John helps bring clarity.
How to attract millennials to your church
How can your church help millennials see the value in church as a way to grow closer to God?
How the Challenges You Face Actually Teach You About God
Who wants difficulty in their life?<br>I'm guessing I won't get many takers. I haven't met many who will volunteer for the things that might make them unhappy.<br>I knew this guy who prayed for conflict once. When I learned that guy was praying that God would allow some conflict between him and me, I gr
Shut down the bus tours: What older church members should really be doing
So how do you engage older church attendees… say people over age 50? The question’s been around a long time. And, as most church leaders could tell you, it’s a bit of a loaded question. It’s also a question I’m...Read More→
What alcoholics can teach churches
Daybreak Fellowship blends language of addiction recovery with Christian worship
Why Do Churches Focus So Much On Families?
In an era of evangelicalism where there are church ministries built around the idea of “family,” marriage has become the focus of countless books and sermons and “family friendly” entertainment has become synonymous with “Christian” entertainment, is there a risk of distorting what the biblical inte
What Millennials Want When They Visit Church
Like it or not, consumer culture has shaped people’s expectations for church, and this is more true for Millennials than any other generation. So what do they think of church? What pushes them away and draws them in? And when they do visit a church, how are they hoping to be approached?
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.
Revitalizing Church—Steps to an Outward Focus
Churches must understand—and move toward—an outward focus
Why You Shouldn’t Give Up On the Church
I grew up in the Church. No really, I grew up in the church.<br>As a pastor’s kid, I spent countless hours in church and doing church activities. I am a church native and familiar with all its quirks and cultural oddities, with all its strengths and all its failings. As the son of prominent evangelic
Go Big or Go Home: How "Big" Has Invaded the Church
Is our obsession with big churches rooted in mission our just our desire for “big”?
Why Are So Many Christians Unhappy?
The only way to have joy is to say a full “Yes” to God. Which means saying “No” to the world.
We’re getting a new pastor! What can I do?
When leadership changes, so do churches. A pastor who has been there before shares lessons learned and tips to make things work well right from the start.
Why Do These Pentecostals Keep Growing?
Many evangelical churches and denominations are in a state of plateau or decline. Why aren’t Pentecostals?
They Tried to Start a Church Without God. For a While, It Worked.
Secular organizers started their own congregations. But to succeed, they need to do a better job of imitating religion.
3 Signs God Is on the Move in Your Church
Does God Care if I Don't Go to Church?
While failing to attend church will not send a Christian to hell, it is not what God intended for His people.
Should Pastors Give to Their Church?
God has designed us, not to be hoarders, but conduits through which His generosity flows. When we give to our local church, we get to participate in all the amazing ministry God is doing through the church. It is a place of significant impact. He uses your generosity to your church to make a difference […]
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?
Where Can Women Teach? Eight Principles for Christian Churches
How do women honor God’s pattern of male headship in the church while also exercising a spiritual gift of teaching?
