If you think some of your members are digging in their heels more than ever, you are probably right. In this podcast, Thom Rainer examines four reasons for this reality.
How to Dismiss an Employee in a Church or Ministry
In Christian ministry, the weighty responsibility of dismissing an employee can be a challenging and delicate task. Recognize the emotional and spiritual effect you’ll have on an individual and his or her family.
The Future of Anglican Theological Education: Practical Prescriptions
If we can acknowledge that the Anglican theological training enterprise in North America is at an inflection point, the obvious question is this: What might be done?
Ways to care for God’s creation this summer
As we embrace our Christian values this summer, we also can extend our faith into caring for the world God so lovingly created. The season provides a unique opportunity to deepen our understanding of environmental stewardship as an integral part of Christian life, echoing current discussions around climate change and our role as caretakers of the earth.
The Baptist Campus Ministry at my university struggled to reach one segment of the student body for a number of years. This changed when the BCM began to take an interest in what these students were interested in. One of their interests was protecting the environment. Churches can learn from this experience.5 Keys to Having a Fun Small Group Party
Having fun together helps strengthens the bonds that unite a small group.
10 Quick Ideas to Get to Know Your Neighbors
You can simplify what it means to be a good neighbor. Here are 10 ideas of ways to get to know your neighbors, ranging from easy to hard.
Spreading the Welcome Mat in the Hill Country
Small Episcopal churches can experience growth. They may never become large churches but then neither will most small churches in the United States and Canada.
Neland Avenue wasn’t kicked out. Now the church has to decide if it wants to stay.
The Christian Reformed Church didn't show any sign it would relent from its new doctrinal stand that homosexual sex is a sin. That puts the Neland Avenue Church in a tight spot.
Awaken Covenant Church Removed from Covenant Roster
Delegates to the 137th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church voted today to remove Awaken Covenant Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, from its roster of churches. It is the second congregation to be involuntarily removed in the denomination’s history.
Seattle’s Quest Church leaves ECC as church affirms LGBTQ Christians
The Seattle megachurch’s move to disaffiliate from the denomination comes as the ECC was prepared to vote this summer on expelling Quest and Awaken Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, over the churches' support for LGBTQ Christians.
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