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Saturday, June 03, 2023

Saturday Lagniappe: 'Virtual Worshippers Often Satisfied, but More Americans Choose In-Person Services' And More


Virtual Worshippers Often Satisfied, but More Americans Choose In-Person Services
‘Broadly speaking, the survey finds that most Americans who watch religious services on screens are happy with them,’ Pew researchers found.

How To Start a Youth Ministry in a Small Church
“Where do I start?” It’s a question a lot of youth workers ask, especially when they’re trying to figure out how to start a youth ministry in a small church. Where do you begin if you’re attempting to launch a new program for teenagers, especially in a smaller congregation?

Jesus and Teens: 5 Reasons to Passionately Pursue Discipleship
Jesus must be the primary focus of our youth ministry efforts. Are your students all-in for their Lord and Savior? If not, how can you change that? What’s the key to growing young Christians who pursue Jesus for a lifetime? Read on to discover one youth worker’s insights.

Anxiety in Children’s Ministry: How To Deal With It
Ministry anxiety can take you to a dangerous place where you do not want to be. It can even take you out of ministry if you don’t learn how to deal with it.

Perspectives: 

4 Realities in Jakarta That Expose Western Judgments of Christianity
Learning from the global church helps believers in the West zoom out, put aside their assumptions, and see afresh the relevance and power of truths that may no longer seem relevant and powerful.

What 80s Parents Got Right About Pop Culture
Some advocates of ‘engaging pop culture’ focused more on pragmatic evangelism than personal holiness.

A Pastoral Response to Gender Confusion: Caring for Those Caught in the LGBTQ Religion
Jesse Johnson offer what he believes are are five practical ways pastors can help their congregations navigate the LGBTQ culture.

Quarantine Is Not a Good Option
Should parents isolate children to prevent their exposure to what parents view as negative cultural influences or should parents inoculate children against these influences? 

A Christian’s Posture towards Pride Month and LGBTQ+ People
Following on from the previous interview, How Christians Can Love Those Who Experience Attraction To The Same Sex, Akos Balogh spoke again to Sam Wan about how Christians can continue to relate in Christlikeness towards LGBTQ+ people in our communities.

Rebecca McLaughlin: No Greater Love
Rebecca McLaughlin is an apologist, co-founder of Vocable Communications, and author of several books including Confronting Christianity, the 2020 Outreach Resource of the Year in the apologetics category. This article is adapted from a talk McLaughlin gave at the 2022 Amplify Outreach Conference.

Pride Flag Glimpsed on ‘The Chosen’ Set Prompts Call for Boycott
‘I don’t believe personal workspaces on set are relevant to the content of The Chosen,’ the show’s creator told Religion News Service.

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