Tuesday's Catch: "Where Is the ‘Child in the Midst’? A Response to L4’s Children-at-Risk Report" And More

Where Is the ‘Child in the Midst’? A Response to L4’s Children-at-Risk Report
Despite 14 years’ effort, the church-at-large and the Lausanne Movement have yet to embrace full integration of children in the Church and on mission.

What Will Happen in Churches When All the Baby Boomers Are Gone?
A time is coming when the Baby Boomer generation will no longer be present in churches. Our research writer, Ryan Burge, calls it the “Silver Tsunami.” Thom and Sam talk about what church leaders should expect when this generational shift occurs.

Generation Z’s Prodigal Sons
Young men are turning back to the church. As per recent reporting from The New York Times, Gen Z men are more religious than our female counterparts. Young men are staying in churches even as young women leave them—the gender breakdown of Gen Zers disaffiliating from religion is 54 percent to 46 percent, with women in the majority.

Grow Your Church or Impact Your Community?
Growing a church and impacting a community are not mutually exclusive. In fact, these two complex endeavors are highly interrelated, however....

Biggest Little Church
You don’t have to go far in the church these days to hear one question again and again: How are we to adapt the model of church that has developed in recent generations to the new reality we face today?

JD Vance and the Prophets of Trumpism
On Sept. 28, JD Vance spoke at a Christian political event hosted by the most influential religious leader you’ve probably never heard of.

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Donald Trump is The Joker but he’s not joking
When Donald Trump claimed Tim Walz is a “moron” and Kamala Harris was “born mentally impaired,” Lara Trump said he was “joking around.” In defense of what it means to joke around, Pastor Rodney Kennedy suggests Donald Trump is The Joker and he is not joking.

The Normalization of Slander
"We get so accustomed to sin we don’t see it. And that means we should always ask, What sins appear normal today? What sins are so common we hardly shrug at them?" writes Trevin Wax. "The more I contemplate this question in a digital age, the more I’m convinced we’ve entered an era marked by the normalization of slander."

Small Groups are a Leadership Development Factory
Small groups are a great catalyst for growing leaders.

Youth Inclusion in Church Leadership Is a Smart Move
Youth inclusion in church leadership is essential, according to ministry veteran Mark Oestreicher. Your church needs young people. Discover a developmental reason why any organization—especially churches—needs teens on leadership teams.

Christian Trunk or Treat Ideas: 27 Creative Themes for Harvest Events
Are you brainstorming Christian Trunk or Treat ideas for church? Halloween can be “tricky” for children’s ministries. Some pastors and churchgoers consider Halloween evil or dangerous, so they avoid marking the occasion. But fun alternatives such as harvest parties, carnivals, Bible-character costume contests, and Trunk-or-Treat nights are great community outreach events.

When Belonging to the Church Feels Difficult
How can you enjoy belonging to Jesus without despising or resisting the responsibility of belonging to a church?