A Parish Grows in Brooklyn
St. John’s Park Slope describes itself as the second-oldest Episcopal church in Brooklyn, and adds: “But don’t let our age fool you, we’re just getting started.”
To renew the church, let’s redefine ‘Christian community’
The decline of the church in the Western world has been the subject of extensive study and speculation. Often, we focus our attention on the motivations of those who have left Christianity. In this season following Pentecost, however, perhaps we in the church should turn our reflections inward and consider what these dwindling numbers might reveal about our own lives of faith.
Leading Five Thriving Dinner with Josh Gering
What if your church is thriving, but not in the way you want it to? In this discussion, you’ll hear from Josh Gering, who oversees five dinner churches in a County that is exactly between Seattle, WA and Portland, OR. Josh’s church was doing great, but they wanted to reach more people outside of the reach of their church. This interview highlights the unique ways Dinner Churches can work alongside existing congregations to do what they cannot.
Supreme Court rules Trump has immunity from prosecution
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that former President Donald Trump and other U.S. presidents are immune from prosecution for official acts undertaken while in office.
Monarchy redux: Follow the money
Who’d a thought that just prior to commemorating our overthrow of a king, the U.S. Supreme Court would reinstate monarchy? That might be an exaggeration, but only a teeny-weeny one. With today’s Supreme Court ruling, presidents of the U.S. have “at a minimum, a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts.
7 Practical Questions to Evaluate Your Church Ministries
When was the last time you conducted a ministry audit? It’s always best to be continually monitoring and measuring the effectiveness of your church’s ministries but every two-three years it’s good to take a comprehensive look at all of your ministries together. It’s important to know what is working and what isn’t.
10 Best Practices For Worship Sound Techs
Worship is a dynamic environment in which God is meeting with people, and people are meeting with God. For that reason alone, the Worship Sound Tech must take their place – with active attention – among the worship leadership influencers in the room.
4 Ways to Increase Great Commission Discipleship
The current state, marked by inadequate Great Commission discipleship, can be transformed by emphasizing four key solutions.
Nazarene Church cracks down on LGBTQ-welcoming leaders
The Church of the Nazarene is cracking down on three longtime leaders who seek to minister to LGBTQ people, charging them with disobeying the denomination’s 2019 ruling that same-sex individuals must remain celibate and that clergy cannot bless or perform same-sex marriages. Some see the disciplinary actions against Selden “Dee” Kelley, Jim Scharn and District Superintendent Rick Power as a much-needed affirmation of the denomination’s Holiness movement origins. Others say the actions represent a culture-war-fueled rejection of the movement’s compassion for any in need of God’s grace.
'Mission and values': Tractor Supply Co. abandons LGBT, progressive causes amid backlash
Tractor Supply Co. is abandoning its embrace of LGBT and progressive causes in the wake of consumer backlash. The major retailer announced in a Thursday statement that moving forward, it will "ensure our activities and giving tie directly to our business." The chain of more than 2,200 stores employing 50,000 workers indicated that its actions stem from a desire to "live up to our Mission and Values every day and represent the values of the communities and customers we serve." "We have heard from customers that we have disappointed them," the statement asserted. "We have taken this feedback to heart."
The decline of the church in the Western world has been the subject of extensive study and speculation. Often, we focus our attention on the motivations of those who have left Christianity. In this season following Pentecost, however, perhaps we in the church should turn our reflections inward and consider what these dwindling numbers might reveal about our own lives of faith.
Leading Five Thriving Dinner with Josh Gering
What if your church is thriving, but not in the way you want it to? In this discussion, you’ll hear from Josh Gering, who oversees five dinner churches in a County that is exactly between Seattle, WA and Portland, OR. Josh’s church was doing great, but they wanted to reach more people outside of the reach of their church. This interview highlights the unique ways Dinner Churches can work alongside existing congregations to do what they cannot.
Supreme Court rules Trump has immunity from prosecution
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that former President Donald Trump and other U.S. presidents are immune from prosecution for official acts undertaken while in office.
Monarchy redux: Follow the money
Who’d a thought that just prior to commemorating our overthrow of a king, the U.S. Supreme Court would reinstate monarchy? That might be an exaggeration, but only a teeny-weeny one. With today’s Supreme Court ruling, presidents of the U.S. have “at a minimum, a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts.
7 Practical Questions to Evaluate Your Church Ministries
When was the last time you conducted a ministry audit? It’s always best to be continually monitoring and measuring the effectiveness of your church’s ministries but every two-three years it’s good to take a comprehensive look at all of your ministries together. It’s important to know what is working and what isn’t.
10 Best Practices For Worship Sound Techs
Worship is a dynamic environment in which God is meeting with people, and people are meeting with God. For that reason alone, the Worship Sound Tech must take their place – with active attention – among the worship leadership influencers in the room.
4 Ways to Increase Great Commission Discipleship
The current state, marked by inadequate Great Commission discipleship, can be transformed by emphasizing four key solutions.
Nazarene Church cracks down on LGBTQ-welcoming leaders
The Church of the Nazarene is cracking down on three longtime leaders who seek to minister to LGBTQ people, charging them with disobeying the denomination’s 2019 ruling that same-sex individuals must remain celibate and that clergy cannot bless or perform same-sex marriages. Some see the disciplinary actions against Selden “Dee” Kelley, Jim Scharn and District Superintendent Rick Power as a much-needed affirmation of the denomination’s Holiness movement origins. Others say the actions represent a culture-war-fueled rejection of the movement’s compassion for any in need of God’s grace.
'Mission and values': Tractor Supply Co. abandons LGBT, progressive causes amid backlash
Tractor Supply Co. is abandoning its embrace of LGBT and progressive causes in the wake of consumer backlash. The major retailer announced in a Thursday statement that moving forward, it will "ensure our activities and giving tie directly to our business." The chain of more than 2,200 stores employing 50,000 workers indicated that its actions stem from a desire to "live up to our Mission and Values every day and represent the values of the communities and customers we serve." "We have heard from customers that we have disappointed them," the statement asserted. "We have taken this feedback to heart."
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