Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Wednesday's Catch: 'Serving God in Unglamorous Places' And More


God calls most of his followers to serve him in unglamorous situations.

The Best Metric to Determine Evangelistic Health in Your Church
... too many churches are sitting still and becoming apathetic with evangelism. Unfortunately, this apathy means fewer people are hearing the gospel. It’s time to move outward again.

Sunday, Monday, and the Marketplace: Equipping Congregants for Their Calling
The fact that so many believe the church is silent or indifferent toward work and the marketplace should drive pastors to their knees.

8 Ways to Reach Single Adults Through Your Church
Perhaps one of these suggestions will help you as you reach this group in your community....

The Best (And Least Expensive) Way To Grow Your Church
...and it's probably not what you think.

9 Reasons People Don’t Join in Worship Singing
Worship leaders around the world are sadly changing their church’s worship (often unintentionally) into a spectator event, as evidenced by the lack of worship singing from the congregation.
We cannot pay homage to God through proxies. We must show God respect and offer him praise ourselves.
10 Tips for Using Social Media to Connect with Parents
We live in a digital, social media driven culture. Children's ministries have a great opportunity to incorporate social media into their ministry strategy. With that basic understanding, let's explore some ways we can use social media to connect with parents.

Join That Church
Why God made you for membership.

4 Current Realities that Challenge Meaningful Relationships
The human soul longs for intimacy and connection, yet genuine community seems to become more and more difficult to attain. Why might this be true?

Saddleback Church appeals Southern Baptist Convention ouster over woman pastor
It is one of three churches appealing decisions recently made by the denomination’s Executive Committee to remove eight congregations from official affiliation.

EXCLUSIVE: Rick Warren Tells ChurchLeaders 5 Reasons Why Saddleback Is Challenging SBC Removal
Saddleback Church’s founder and former lead pastor, Rick Warren, shared with ChurchLeaders why the church is challenging the ruling of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee disfellowshiping Saddleback Church over its appointment of women pastors.

Protestant churches seeing drop in foster care, adoption among churchgoers: Lifeway
Protestant churchgoers are less likely to report seeing people in the pews engaged in adoption and foster care compared to a few years ago, according to a recent report by Lifeway Research.

Poll: Religious attendance is shrinking but those who remain are happy
In the PRRI study, 57% of Americans say they seldom or never attend religious services. Among those who do, 89% said they were proud to be associated with their congregation.

"Garden girl" brings joy (and veggies) to the homebound
Visiting homebound church members and neighbors may not be a popular pastime for most kids, but seven-year-old Julia Eskridge has been doing it since she was only two. She's following in her mom's footsteps and her Nana's too.

UPDATED: Thieves steal West Tennessee church’s organ pipes as they were headed for restoration
Calvary Episcopal Church in Memphis, Tennessee, is asking the public for help after a moving truck filled with pipes from the church’s historic organ was stolen last weekend.

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