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Our Savior Lutheran Church
Our Savior Lutheran Church, LCMS - Tacoma, WA - We are disciples sent by Jesus to connect the unchanging God with a changing world.
We Are What We Practice — Immanuel Lutheran Church
I apologize for sometimes using many sport examples. When I was younger, sports were a big part of my life. I really feel we can learn so much from the work ethics in sports and teamwork on how to get along and work together. Many times during my high school and my coaching years, practice played a
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?
What alcoholics can teach churches
Daybreak Fellowship blends language of addiction recovery with Christian worship
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→
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?
Revitalizing Church—Steps to an Outward Focus
Churches must understand—and move toward—an outward focus
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.
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”?
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?
When Is a Church Not a Church?
The tax code allows for some strange political shenanigans.
Why a Lutheran School?
When you choose a Lutheran School you can align your child’s education with a focus...
Is It Important for Me to Become a Member of My Local Church?
I think the answer is that you should be a church member. But that's not even a clear word—what does "member" mean? The local church—not just the global church, but the local church—is a body. There's global membership in the body universal, and there's local membership in the body ...
What It Means To Be Lutheran
How does one come to the Lutheran faith later in life? How did they find themselves drawn to our confession?
What do Lutherans say about…gender justice?
What does it look like for a church to confront sexism? Can women be pastors? Is God a dude? Explore issues of faith, sexism and justice with the Evangelical...
Is Your Church Ready for Generation Z?
Is the church ready for Generation Z? We sat down with some members of the generation and many don't believe the church is ready for them.
Where Are You Going Catholic Church?
I encourage you to listen to my church history podcast Triumphs and Tragedies. I'm not a historian by any stretch, and I'm afraid the podcast is more than rough around the edges. It was simply my attempt to give a quick roller coaster ride through twenty centuries of church history so that we can make better sense
Transitioning a Senior Adult Church to One Who Reaches all Generations
We discuss a recent post on senior adult churches who are wanting to reach a younger generation and the consequences of not being willing to change to do so.
