It's Wednesday: 'Churches Urged to Relaunch, Not Just Reopen' and More

Churches Urged to Relaunch, Not Just Reopen
The spirit of innovation seen in the COVID-19 pandemic needs to continue and deepen, church leadership experts say.

How COVID-19 Reshaped Campus Ministry
As students report high levels of anxiety and isolation in a new InterVarsity survey, ministry leaders look to small groups to provide community for Gen Z.

Tips to Communicate with Parents at Your Youth Ministry Parent Meeting
Back to school usually means a jumpstart in your youth ministry. This year will be no exception. This training article is to help you pull off a fantastic parent meeting to begin the school year.

5 Ways to Encourage Discouraged Parents
While some parents felt like failures, few felt like churches in their area were doing anything to help them. How can churches change that as we move out of the pandemic and into the post-COVID reality? Here are five steps church leaders can take, from suggesting family changes to providing practical helps, that can offer discouraged parents some much needed encouragement.

How to Grow Small Groups – 5 Paradigm Shifts
While the phrase “Paradigm Shift” may be used and heard a lot today, the actual occurrence of one is still a rare sight, especially when considering how to grow small groups.

Controversy over Communion in the Catholic Church Goes Back Some 2,000 Years
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently approved drafting a document on receiving Communion in the Catholic Church. It will include a section regarding standards for politicians and public figures who support laws allowing abortion, euthanasia and other “moral evils.” The proposed document has already caused controversy. The Vatican has warned against exclusively focusing on abortion and euthanasia and cautioned that the document could further divide U.S. Catholics.

Presbyterian Church in America Leaders Say Those Who Identify as Gay Are Not Qualified for Ordination
Scott Barber, chair of the Overtures Committee, told the elders voting on the overture that its intent is not to exclude Christians who are gay but remain celibate. Still, that’s not the way many opponents of the overture received its approval.

Study: Trump Expanded Evangelical Support in 2020, but Biden Gained with Other White Christians
Biden chipped away at Trump's support among white Catholics and white non-evangelical Protestants and ran up the score among the religiously unaffiliated.