Monday's Catch: COVID-19 Controversies in Churches and More

Six COVID Controversies in Churches Today

They contact our team daily. They want to make the right decision, but it seems that any decision gets them in trouble. Pastors in churches around the world are, like all of us, navigating a new reality. It’s not a new normal; it is truly a new reality. These pastors, of course, have never been confronted with these types of controversies. They love their church members, but the church members are not always loving them back. Here are the six most common controversies we are hearing from pastors as they contact Church Answers. The list, of course, is not exhaustive nor is it mutually exclusive. Read More

People Will Leave Your Church

People are leaving your church. I’ve read that more people leave during the fall than any other season. This isn’t because people become wanderlust; rather, most physical relocations due to work or some other issue are made during the summer before the fall school season begins. It takes a few months to find a new church home, so fall is a heightened time of transition. But I’ve also read that more people are leaving during the pandemic than ever before. There are lots of reasons the pandemic is accelerating people’s “fall” transitions. Read More 

Biblical Freedom and the Unmasking of Evangelical

There are two competing ideas on personal liberty that inspire two vastly different understandings of the fundamental nature of freedom. One was recorded 2000 years ago and has guided Christ followers from countless cultures through a myriad of history’s most tumultuous moments. The other is comparatively much younger, more culturally constricted, and considerably less charitable. Read More

Paul Tripp on 12 Leadership Principles for the Local Church

Video introductions to Paul Tripp’s book, Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church (Crossway, 2020). Watch Now