Thursday, September 13, 2018

Thursday's Catch: Scheduling Christmas Eve Services and More


5 Things To Consider As You Schedule Your 2018 Christmas Eve Services

Christmas 2018 affords a number of unique opportunities and challenges for churches this year. Let me highlight some key considerations for your team to wrestle with to help you pick the right Christmas Eve service times.... Read More

6 Things Your Church May Be Doing Illegally

As a best practice to ensure your church is acting above reproach in honoring copyright law, survey the below list and seek to avoid the following six things that may be putting your ministry at risk. Read More

5 Bad Ideas That Will Make Your Service Fake

We have all been there. Everything may sound fantastic, look attractive and was planned with purposeful intent. But, something just doesn’t seem right. You feel fake vibes when hoping for authentic ones. Regardless, what makes a worship service fake might be boiled down to a few things even though there may be many things we can put on a list. Read More

Whats the Next Mission Wave? Ordinary Believers on Mission

The question is no longer if we are called to leverage our lives for the Great Commission; it’s only where and how. Read More

7 Reasons Most Churches Aren't Reaching the Lost in Their Own Backyards

Greg Stier identifies 7 reasons why many churches are not effectively reaching the lost with the Gospel in their communities. How well is your church doing?Read More


How to Evangelize Your LGBT Neighbors

When Christians live communally, outsiders find intimacy within the family of God. Read More

10 Simple Ways to Reach Your Neighbor for Jesus

Most believers will never share the gospel with anyone, and many will never even invite anyone to church. Sometimes, in fact, we overstate the hard work of evangelism, and our folks never even try to reach anyone. Here are some simple ways to start correcting this problem by reaching your neighbors.... Read More

“Let Them Not Share in the Affairs of Life”: How Ancient Christians Were Viewed as Dangerous to Society

Celsus “just can’t stand Christians.” So, writes James O’Donnell (Pagans, 101) as he describes the vicious opposition to Christians in the earliest centuries, particularly from the second-century critic Celsus. Read More

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