Saturday, November 16, 2019

Saturday Lagniappe: Five Strategic Advantages of Small Churches and More


Smaller Churches Have At Least Five Advantages—do You Know Them?

Leverage these characteristics, and you'll see greater ministry success. Read More
An earlier version of this article titled, "Five Strategic Advantages Of Small Churches" was also posted on SermonCentral.
6 Common Traits of Gen Z, in Their Own Words

One of the things I love the most about young people is if you want to know what they’re thinking, all you have to do is ask them. Sometimes, you don’t even have to ask! So, instead of adults telling other adults how to reach students, I decided to ask students, “What do adults need to know about your generation, known as Gen Z?” It was an incredible journey. I became a student so that I could hear ideas from this generation about reaching their generation. Read More

4 Principles for the Exercise of Christian Liberty

Sinclair Ferguson examines four principles from Paul's Letter to the Romans that offer "healthy (and very necessary) guidelines for the exercise of Christian liberty." Read More

What Are We Teaching the Next Generation about Following Christ?

Here are several inconsistencies we may be unwittingly giving the next generation of potential followers of Christ.... Read More

Why The Spiritual Discipline of Silence Is Important

A consumeristic approach to Sunday morning worship asks, “What can I gain from this?” but the discipline of silence asks, “What will God reveal to me?” Read More

Some Favorite Quotes from Confronting Christianity

Gavin Ortlund reviews Rebecca McLaughlin’s Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion (Crossway, 2019). Based on Gavin's review, Confronting Christianity would be a handy resource for Christians struggling to answer the questions and criticisms of non-Christians in the twenty-first century. Read More

6 Key Evangelistic Strategies to Help Your Church Grow

Here are six evangelistic principles, modeled by Jesus, that will help your church reach new people. Read More

Why You Need to Think Like a Fish

You can’t be a good fisherman unless you learn to think like a fish. You need to learn their habits, preferences, and feeding patterns if you want to catch them. If you don’t understand the patterns of the fish you’re trying to catch, you’re wasting your time. The same is true when you’re trying to reach people with the Gospel. Read More

Less than Half of US Evangelicals Identify as 'Pro-Life,' New Poll Suggests

Only a quarter of evangelicals in the United States believe abortion should be illegal in all cases, according to a new poll showing that a majority of self-identified Christians in the U.S. identify as “pro-choice” and less than half of evangelicals identify as “pro-life.” Read More

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