Saturday, March 24, 2018

Saturday Lagniappe: "Successful Pastoral Successions with Dennis Gingerich" and More


Successful Pastoral Successions with Dennis Gingerich [Podcast]

One way or another, every church is going to lose its pastor. Yet very few congregations are preparing for that. Would your church survive if your lead pastor suddenly had to step back from leading? Listen Now

Pastors Who Build Healthy Church Relationships Take the Initiative

You’re the leader. You must take the initiative, especially with relationships in the church. Many pastors rigorously protect their study time in God’s Word. The same intensity applies to personal relationships. Read More

4 Ingredients For Making Sermons Stick

One constant that remains essential in every church is preaching. Ed Stetzer talks about how to help your listeners apply what you preach. Read More

What Does It Mean to “Examine Oneself”? [Video]

In 1 Corinthians 11:28, Paul tells us to “examine ourselves” before we eat of the bread and drink of the cup. But what does that mean practically? Watch Now

9 Ways to Establish Sexual Norms for Your Children before the World Does

As a parent, you are in a race against the culture to establish what is “normal” in the area of sexual behaviors and attitudes. The sexual revolution has lowered the age at which children are exposed to sexual activity. Young children are shown homosexual marriages through children’s television shows. Kindergarten classes celebrate reveal parties for transgendered 5-year-olds. Parents cannot afford to wait. If the culture establishes a secular sexual ethic early on, then a biblical sexual ethic will seem odd and out of place. However, the converse is also true. Read More

Bible Q&A: What Should I Do If I Am Doubting the Goodness of God?

A Christian struggles with the absence of the fruit of the Spirit in himself and the continued presence of evil. The questions he asks may be questions we ourselves have asked. Read More

U.S. Church Attendance May Be Declining, but Not among Evangelicals

Evangelicals definitely have problems to address, but they aren’t the Christian group in danger of extinction in the United States—that’s mainline Protestants. Read More

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