Adopting a trauma-informed approach within a church is an ongoing process of compassionately loving our neighbors. Here are 9 ways to begin your trauma-informed journey.
Study Helps Churches Expand Their ‘Halo Effect’
Partners for Sacred Places found that even small rural churches have a positive economic effect upon their community--what the organization terms the "halo effect."
12 Reasons Why Your Church Doesn’t Produce Spiritual Growth
"I originally wrote this article back in 2012," Tony Morgan writes. "What amazes me is that it’s just over a decade later and so many of these findings still explain why churches are struggling to continue discipling in todays’ current ministry landscape."
Most Churchgoers Say They Want to Serve, Fewer Actually Do
Despite saying they want to serve people outside their churches, few churchgoers are even serving within the context of their own churches.
5 Wrong Ways to Think About Church Growth
Church growth statistics are helpful because they encourage us to stop thinking in at least five unhealthy ways.
4 Questions to Ask About Measuring Ministry Metrics
How do we track items that impact the success of ministry? After identifying what we are measuring, there are four questions we need to ask.
4 Ways to Successfully Lead Through Adversity
Change is never easy, but when it comes to an institution such as the church, it can be hard to shift from how things always have been done to doing them anew....Instead of the leader giving into the temptation to give up, what if God can use the adverse circumstances to help strengthen the spiritual fortitude of the pastor and church?
A Small Group Path to Worshipful Submission
This article on the path to worshipful submission is an excerpt from Steve Gladen’s book Planning Small Groups With Purpose.
How To Tell a Jesus Story
Even before the Gospels were written down, the early Christians gathered in homes and public spaces to tell stories about Jesus and his teachings. In Fresh Expressions and other innovative forms of Christian community focused on people who aren’t already part of the church, the simple practice of sharing Jesus stories brings this tradition alive today.
Less than half of US adults believe in God without a doubt, but majority still pray: study
While less than half of adults in the U.S. believe in God without a doubt or attend religious services frequently, the majority, almost 80%, say they still pray, a new study from NORC at the University of Chicago shows.
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