Thursday's Catch: "How Can a Replant Find Church Partnerships?" and More

How Can a Replant Find Church Partnerships?

Leading a replant, however, is very different from pastoring established an church. Leading a replant church requires church partnerships. A replant church is resource hungry, people are needed, financial resources are needed, and you can’t do it alone. I am continuing to learn how to find, maintain, and cultivate new partnerships. Read More

What Dying Churches Have in Common - Revitalized & Replant #025 [Podcast]

While not every church is alike, many that are dying often exhibit similar signs. We cover seven of those today. Listen Now

10 Things You Should Know about the Moral Influence and Example Theories of Atonement

Subjective theories of the atonement are those which envision the focus or aim of Christ’s sufferings to be the human soul rather than God himself. This model is referred to either as the moral influence theory or the example theory. Read More

Why Is Theology So Important? Can’t Jesus Be Enough? [Video]

In this video, Kevin DeYoung discusses the necessary connection between being a disciple of Jesus and theology. Watch Now

How to Structure a Sticky Sermon

If your sermon isn’t sticky, it won’t stay with those who hear it. If your sermon isn’t sticky, it’ll bounce off them and be lost forever. Read More

Evaluating Your Preaching

Here are five questions that I have used to help me effectively evaluate a sermon.... Read More

When Your Preaching Falls Flat

What can you do after a bad sermon? Here are some things that help me when my sermon on Sunday falls flat. Read More

10 Best Practices For Worship Sound Techs

Worship is a dynamic environment in which God is meeting with people, and people are meeting with God. For that reason alone, the Worship Sound Tech must take their place – with active attention – among the worship leadership influencers in the room. [Note: In the age of digital boards, some things have gotten easier when running sound. With the push of a button, levels can be set. If you’re on a digital board, some of the following technical elements may not apply.] Read More

Good Works as a Light to the World

I wonder if I would have passed my ordination exams had Jesus been sitting on that council of examiners. Something tells me I got off too easy. That something is Matthew 5:14–16.... Read More

Get Ready, Youth Group Leaders: Teens Twice as Likely to Identify as Atheist or LGBT

Barna findings on Generation Z pose new challenges for the church. Read More