Tuesday, March 22, 2022

What's On The Web: "The Essential Small Church" and More


The Essential Small Church (7 Reasons We’re Needed)
We can and must appreciate what each church does well, without creating any sense that one size of congregation is better than another size of congregation.

Americans’ Return to Church Has Plateaued
Two years in, more congregations are open without COVID-19 precautions, but Americans aren’t more likely to show up.

It’s Not as Bad as You Think
Eric Raymon warns against treating everything as a catastrophe. Catastrophizing is a cognitive distortion to which we appear to be particularly prone at this time in our history. Or maybe humans have alwaysseen things as worse than they really are.

When the Congregation Leaves Town, Should the Building Follow?
How churches survive “spiritual gentrification.”

Resisting the Politics of Fear
Why Christians should be known for keeping their cool.

5 Enemies Of The Soul That Hurt Your Church
The pressure to solve problems in the church requires so much focus that we have little energy left to conquer the enemies of the soul.That leaves room for these quiet destroyers to do significant damage.

What About Those Who Have Never Heard?
As tragic and heartbreaking as the question is, the answer is very simple: Ultimately, this is answered in and through the very character of God.

Is Physical Abuse Biblical Grounds for Divorce?
Jared C. Wilson builds the Biblical case for physical abuse as grounds for divorce.

6 Wrong Ways to Approach Difficult Bible Passages
Here are six ways we easily go astray when approaching difficult texts in Scripture.

Do Blogs Still Matter? A perennial question for bloggers.

18 Ways to Ruin Your Reputation on Facebook
Your Facebook posts and comments can harm you and others.

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