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Four Important Considerations to Navigate the Virtual World Post-COVID The virtual church was a hot topic during the pandemic. Now, as the church begins to regather, what are some major considerations to evaluate? Mark Clifton and Rainer Thom report on the ways they are guiding church leaders in this area.

Five Reasons Why the Smaller Church Is Viewed More Favorably Today Thom and Sam Rainer discuss five reasons for the amazing phenomenon of the smaller church becoming the church of choice today. Reason number four may surprise you.

Study: Black Christians See Limits to Multiracial Churches Most practicing Christians believe the church can enhance race relations in this country by welcoming people of all races and ethnicities, new research finds. But 29 percent of Black practicing Christians say they have experienced racial prejudice in multiracial congregations, compared to about a tenth who report such an experience in monoracial Black churches. And a third of Black Christians say it is hard to gain leadership positions in a multiracial congregation.

Hands Outstretched One of my favorite things to do when leading a worship service is getting to pronounce the benediction over the congregation at the end of the service. A benediction is a divine blessing from Scripture pronounced by the minister in order to equip God’s people as He sends them out into the world to live for Christ. The benediction is found throughout Scripture. Consider the following examples.... A number of what Nicholas Batzig describes as "benedictions" are used as greetings, not parting blessings. Before using a particular "benediction," I would check to see how it is used in Scripture.

The Key to Life-Changing Biblical Engagement A recent study polled 40,000 people ages 8 to 80 to see how people were engaging in Scripture. The Center of Bible Engagement compiled the extensive research findings by Arnold Cole and Pamela Caudill Ovwigho into “Understanding the Bible Engagement Challenge: Scientific Evidence for the Power of 4.” As they compiled the results, they made a profound discovery they were not even looking for when they originally planned the survey.

Know Your Spiritual Enemy If we don’t recognize the real nature of the Enemy and employ new strategies to engage him, we’ll be ill-equipped to survive the battle.

3 Times Jesus Modeled How To Treat Sinners Jesus modeled well for us how to treat sinners. The SCOTUS decision in the United States, which legalized gay marriage has brought lots of scathing comments from all sides and an overwhelming amount of questions about how Christians should respond to the culture around us. The best thing we can do is follow Jesus’ regarding how to treat sinners.