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Saturday, April 27, 2024

Saturday Lagniappe: 'Evangelism and the Privatization of Faith' And More


Evangelism and the Privatization of Faith
...it would be a mistake to view the decline of cultural Christianity in North America as signaling the decline of Christianity as a whole around the globe. Nevertheless, the North American church does have unique challenges to confront.

3 Relationships That Keep First Time Guests Attending Your Church
 
Timothy Parsons believes that these three relationships are key to to retaining first time guests who are searching for a church home.

A Most Overlooked Scripture
On more than one occasion and prompted by more than one news cycle, my mind has turned to a very obscure passage in the Bible that is often overlooked.

Jesus Didn’t Come to Make Any Nation Great
While the well-known maxim that “history repeats itself” is certainly oversimplistic, history does reveal what’s possible among human beings seeking to live in relation to one another. The constant of human nature teaches us that if it happened once, something similar could certainly happen again. While the complex historical circumstances that brought the Nazis to power will never reemerge, the human tendency to follow political leaders and movements blindly and enthusiastically without regard to moral character or agenda persists.

# 1 Overlooked Quality of a Leader
Without heart, leadership can feel like medicine; necessary, but undesirable. Heart brings, among other essentials, kindness into leadership. Kindness is the #1 overlooked quality of a leader.

8 Ways to Extend Your Influence Post-Graduation
When our teenagers graduate from high school, our “shepherd” calling means they don’t graduate from our lives. Most churches offer very little for college-age students—that means your voice and presence in their lives is still primary. We care and connect with our kids, no matter how old they get! So, you can extend your influence past cap-and-gown day in at least 8 ways....

Soft Discipleship Through Friendship
Serena Wang tells how she was informally discipled, what she calls “soft discipleship,” by her college roommates thatshe lived with for 3 years: Charissa, Lucy, and Julianne. They didn’t even know that they were discipling her, but because we shared a home together, she was able to see how they lived and walked with the Lord, and understand what it looks like and feels like to have intimacy with God.

Rico Tice leaves Church of England over same-sex blessings
Respected evangelist Rico Tice has left the Church of England over its decision to introduce blessings for same-sex couples. Tice, who co-created the Christianity Explored course, told Evangelicals Now that he left after failing to receive a satisfactory answer from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, about the concerns of evangelicals towards the Prayers of Love and Faith.
See Evangelicals Now's exclusive interview with Rico Tice.

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