Wednesday's Catch: 'With Gen Z, Women Are No Longer More Religious than Men' and More

With Gen Z, Women Are No Longer More Religious than Men

Younger generations see female nones on the rise.

Does Your Church Have Spiritual Double-Vision?
"This summer my church is devoting our sermons to digging deeply into the Gospel according to Luke. As we spend time focusing on Jesus’ interactions with all sorts of people, listening to his messages, considering his questions, and peeling back all the layers of his parables, our prayer is that we would develop a spiritual double-vision"

3 Church Member Experiences That May Look Like Apathy But Aren’t
People experience things that may seem like apathy in church but aren’t actually apathy. And these need your pastoral care.

How to Set Annual Goals with Your Church Staff
One of the key roles of a lead pastor (or whoever manages the staff) is coordinating the staff’s annual goals. Below are five steps to set annual goals with your team.

What’s the Hard Decision You Need to Make?
There are business, nonprofit, and church leaders who at this moment have one major obstacle standing between them and success: The inability to make a hard decision.

When You Say You'll Pray...
We often respond to such requests in the affirmative. We may even say "I'll pray for you"--as a common and almost automatic response we give without even thinking. But then we go on our way and forget the request altogether. But saying such things without actually praying about the person's need is worthless. Meaningless. And does more harm than good.

Churches: Why You’re Not Getting a Bigger Response to Your Social Media Posts
Let’s make this short and sweet: For a church – whether or not you have an official social media person on staff or not – here’s what you need to know about posting on social media....

Do We Have Evangelism Backward
Christians may understand the urgency of evangelism and their role in leading people to Jesus, yet not know what the Bible says about how to share their faith. In other words, many get the “why” and “who”, but not the “how”. Few churches are preparing members well to present the Gospel and respond to typical questions. Instead, most offer churchgoers a get out of evangelism (and discipleship) free card, simply instructing them to tell their story and invite people to next Sunday’s service. Entrusting pastors with our responsibility to make the case for Christ is not biblical. However, it accomplishes several goals of contemporary church growth models taught by many seminaries, consultants, and authors....

How to Leverage Existing Ministries for Outreach
Most churches could start three to five new outreach ministries in the next six months with almost no cost, no new staff and no new volunteers. The key is not to begin new ministries but to rethink your existing ministries.