We all need to feel like we belong, right? It’s essential for our mental health, happiness, and productivity, especially as we navigate life after a global pandemic, church disaffiliations, and membership decline. One of the most critical ways churches can help their communities is by building a strong sense of spiritual community.
4 Keys to Creating A Culture of Trust
Trust is eroding in various sectors of our society, including education, government, and even religious institutions. As followers of Jesus, we have a responsibility not only to possess good character and integrity but also to dedicate our time and efforts toward instilling and promoting these values both individually and corporately as image bearers of God.
A Different Kind of Christian
"That's what I want to be," writes Ron Hutchcraft. "Because an awful lot of people don't really like the kind of Christian they're seeing. And that's a big deal. Because it's keeping them from Jesus."
Advocate for Young Adults in Your Church
Chuck Lawless explains why he is covinced that we can change the world for Christ if we reach university and college students.
Becoming a Youth Pastor: What You Need To Know
If you’re thinking about becoming a youth pastor, you likely have many questions about what that role involves and how you can thrive in it. Among the many things you need to know are the qualifications and characteristics essential to becoming a youth pastor. These include courage, rigorous discipline, unwavering devotion to Jesus, psychological strength, wisdom and expertise.
The Danger of Half a Small Group Strategy
The small group in a box seemed like a good idea. The small group director secured the topic from the pastor and the logo from the graphic designer, then went into the hard work of writing curriculum, designing a study guide, gathering goodies for the box, and printing these branded boxes for the next small group launch. So far, so good.
Grumbling Obedience: Resisting a Common Temptation
If you were giving an exhortation to an obedient people, what temptations would you urge them to guard against?
UMC Baltimore-Washington Conference Allows 23 Churches to Disaffiliate amid LGBT Schism
Twenty-three congregations near Washington, D.C., have been given the green light to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church amid the mainline Protestant denomination's ongoing debate over homosexuality. At its annual meeting on Thursday, the UMC Baltimore-Washington Conference voted to approve the disaffiliation votes of 23 churches, which are located in the states of Maryland and West Virginia.
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