The presence of common mental health conditions has a dramatic impact on church attendance and engagement, according to researchers. This article identifies factors contributing to the mental health community being underserved and some things your church can do to prepare to serve members of that community.
The Community Demographics and Psychographics Churches Most Often Miss
You can’t reach your community unless you know your community. On this week’s episode, Thom and Sam discuss the most often missed community demographics and why they are important.
Six ways your church can help older people stay connected
Millions of older people in the UK, the US and other countries are not internet users – and it's becoming harder for them to access basic services. Everything from shopping to parking, banking and keeping in touch is becoming more difficult for anyone who is not online.
Ten Questions to Ask Yourself Before Confronting a Brother or Sister in Christ
Christian love requires that we must at times confront one another about sin patterns that hinder growth toward spiritual fruitfulness and maturity. However, before we embark on what I like to call “the ministry of confrontation” let’s be ready to ask ourselves some questions.
10 Ways Worship Leaders and Audio Techs Need to Work Together
Worship teams and audio techs exist in order to help lead our congregations to worship and love God. We all have the same goal, to provide excellence in leading worship. So why do audio techs and worship leaders frequently experience conflict, having a hard time supporting and respecting one another?
7 Questions for Evaluating Church Content
When evaluating your church communications content before communicating it, you need to be asking these seven questions.
‘Like a revival’: UMC bishops talk of ‘a future with hope’ after over 6K churches depart
United Methodist Church bishops have expressed optimism over the direction of their denomination after more than 6,400 congregations have voted to leave, with some saying the aftermath of the separation within their conferences has felt like a "revival."
Sounds like the bishops are accentuating what they perceive to be the upside while minimizing or ignoring the actual downside. Progressives in the UMC are viewing the denomination's losses from disaffiliation as a victory, anticipating that they will no longer face opposition to their agenda but it may prove to be a pyrrhic victory. The Episcopal Church's progressive wing gained hegemony in that denomination but it has not helped that denomination to arrest its decline, much less to grow, but has accelerated its decline as similar circumstances have in other mainline denominations. The UMC may lose more churches if its progressive wing is too aggressive in pushing its agenda.Survey: A third of Asian Americans say religion is very important in their lives
Around 40% of all Asian Americans said they feel close to a religion for reasons aside from religion, such as family or culture.
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