Tuesday's Catch: 'The Monday after Easter' And More

The Monday after Easter

James Emory White offers words of encouragement to church leaders disapponted by their Easter Sunday turnout.

After Easter: 5 Tips for Church Communication
After the work leading up to Easter weekend, it’s time to take a break and recharge as well as look ahead to the rest of the ministry year.

A Witness for the Creator (Part Two): Ideas and Resources to Help You Care for Creation
Stewardship of the Earth can be a winsome witness to both unbelievers and the next generation of Christians. Here are ways to take action.

Millennials Are the Least Mobile Generation (Your Church Can Reach and Keep Them)
Millennials are the least mobile of the last four generations. They don’t move nearly as much as their parents and grandparents. You might find this stat surprising. What’s going on?

6 Steps for Biblical Word Studies
Conducting a word study is many people’s first foray into deeper Bible study. You might do a word study when teaching the Bible, preparing for a small group, or reading for personal edification. Word studies can easily go awry, so here are six steps to help you conduct a word study with greater confidence.

6 Ways Biblical Word Studies Go Wrong
Recognizing the ways we can go astray can help us avoid interpretative disaster. Here’s how not to do a word study.

Anatomy of an Online Storm

Unfortunately, for organizations and people with influence who do the increasingly dangerous work of thinking out loud and in public, everyone is vulnerable to criticism that cascades into canceling. Within hours or days, scattered showers can become a hurricane. Here’s how it happens.

The Good of Good Works
Jesus’ goal is to create a people ‘…who are zealous for good works.’

What if Every Christian Shared the Gospel?
Everyone who is Jesus’ disciple is his witness (Acts 1:8) and is sent somewhere, whether locally or further afield. The New Testament shows us fishermen, tax collectors, former prostitutes, women who’d had 5 husbands, zealots, ex-Pharisees, old, young, rich, poor, educated and uneducated, sent out on mission to draw people to Jesus. So there’s no excuse for watching someone else do it instead of us.

United Methodist conference sues Pennsylvania church for trying to leave denomination
A regional body of The United Methodist Church, the second largest Protestant denomination in the United States, is suing a Pennsylvania congregation on the grounds that church leaders violated UMC bylaws by not properly disaffiliating from the denomination. The UMC Susquehanna Conference filed a lawsuit against people tied to Cortez Community Church of Jefferson Township, formerly known as Cortez United Methodist Church.