What kind of year will you and your church have? Will it be one of outreach and evangelism? Here are six questions to consider.
Also see: How to Train People for Spiritual Conversations and Most Open to Spiritual Conversations, Few Christians SpeakingMore Americans stay away from church as pandemic nears year three
Many Americans already had dropped out of church life before the pandemic. COVID-19 gave them a reason to let go completely, according to a new survey.
What was the digital impact of the pandemic on religious communities?
A new research project, Religious Communities in the Virtual Age (Recovira), was launched in November to investigate how religious communities across Europe have embraced the digital world in response to Covid-19 and what long-term impact this might have on religious life. The study will last two years and run across the major faiths and seven countries - Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, and the UK.
How To Know If Your Church Should Be Adopted by Another Church – Part 3: First Steps Toward Church Adoption
In the past, a severely struggling church typically only had one option: the church had to close. Now we know that many churches are being successfully adopted or acquired by another church. In this three-part series, Thom and Mark examine and discuss the process and accompanying issues of a church adoption. In this third episode, they look at the first steps a church should take if it is seriously considering being adopted.
As we look ahead to 2023, here are four New Year’s resolutions pastors may consider committing themselves to.
Grow Your Children’s Ministry in the New Year With 10 Key Steps
How does a children’s ministry grow? What sets thriving ministries apart from stagnant ones? Here are 10 important considerations for growth.
3 Principles to Jump-Start Small Groups
The pandemic came without warning and forced our church to think about how we call our people to participate in small groups. If you’re in a similar place and have discovered a need to jump-start your small group ministry (or if you’re about to start one for the first time), here are three principles I’ve found helpful.
Recognize How God Uses Divine Connections in Our Lives
God always has a strategy.
Golden Rule vs. Platinum Rule: How should Christians respond?
The Platinum Rule shifts our perspective and says that we are to treat others as they want to be treated. Did you catch that? It doesn’t so much matter how you want to be treated, it’s all about the expectation of the other person.
Rev. Justin Clemente is parish pastor to New Creation Church (Anglican), Hagerstown, MD.How to Hold On to Faith When 2023 Gets Tough
With persecution and false teaching tugging at us, we must continue on the same old path.
7 Reasons Winter Reminds Us to Hold on to Hope
Here are seven reminders to hold on to hope; whether in the physical season of winter or the personal wintery trials we encounter.
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