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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Wednesday's Catch: 'WAKE UP CALL! 5 truths a church must wake up to so that revival can happen' And More


WAKE UP CALL! 5 truths a church must wake up to so that revival can happen
It’s time to wake up our churches to the need for revival and spiritual awakening. It’s time to answer the Holy Spirit’s wake up call!

Churches Are Missing the Big Opportunity to Minister to Single-Parents
Single-parent homes are far more prevalent in the United States than most realize. They comprise one-quarter to one-third of homes with children in many communities.

Someone — Anyone — Please Volunteer
... we’re looking at volunteer ministry the wrong way. We see it as a way to get work done rather than a way to help people become more like Christ.

Okay Thought Leaders: It’s Time to Stop Bagging Out the “Average Church Member”
With the right gospel vision, the right training and framework, the right encouragement, and the right recognition of what the average church member’s life is already like, the average church member is more than willing to be part of the mission of the church. The key is to take their lives and experiences seriously as the first step.

Anglicans Celebrate Florence Li Tim-Oi
The first woman ordained to the Anglican priesthood practiced sacrificial ministry in a Chinese labor camp.

The Lost Art of Independent Thinking
...never before have we had so much access to information and so little wisdom. It would be difficult to forecast the many implications this will have on coming generations, but here is one dynamic that no longer needs imagining: The lost art of independent thinking.

What Are Demons, and How Should Christians Think about Them?
This article is adapted from Knowing God’s Truth: An Introduction to Systematic Theology by Jon Nielson.

4 Signs Decision Fatigue is Degrading your Decisions
The more decisons you make, the worse they can get.

5 Keys to Writing Sermon Titles That Make People Want to Listen
Have you ever thought about how you title a sermon or a sermon series?

College Summers Count: How Camps Prepare Your Students for Ministry
Summer camps aren’t the only ministry training ground, but for these former staffers, they were intensives that propelled them into ministry.

Get Creative with 8 KidMin Learning/Activity Stations
Have you considered the use of learning/activity stations in your children's ministry. 

The Most Pessimistic Religion in the World
Our deep-seated pessimism about human nature sets Christianity apart from nearly every other worldview.

VOICES: Does Alistair Begg have a point about gay weddings?
"...a particular logical fallacy is driving many of the responses to Begg’s advice to this conflicted grandmother and has been at the heart of the debate since we had to face this reality almost 14 years ago. It is called the False Equivalence Fallacy. A false equivalency is an informal fallacy in which an equivalence is drawn between two subjects based on flawed or false reasoning. The flawed reasoning here is that “presence” and “celebration” are the same thing. If you are present, you are by default celebrating."

Pastors and politicians slam DeSantis for luring immigrants from a church to be sent out of state.
U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost pulled no punches in criticizing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for hiring private companies to distribute migrant relocation flyers at an Orlando-area church that serves immigrants. Titled “Welcome to my bright horizon,” the brochures promised immigrants of color free relocation to other states where they could build new lives. But the reality is they would be transported to Democratic-led states and abandoned without contacts or resources, Frost and numerous political and religious leaders said during a recent news conference.

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