Serious ministry cares that each believer, young and old, is properly taught, cared for, and shepherded. Like business, serious ministry is a never-ending demand that must be met with rigorous planning, structure, and continual supervision. It considers very carefully not only the content of its discipleship, but its form: the way corporate worship is conducted, the way the programs are run, the way leaders are trained.
With church attendance declining and Christianity's influence waning in the United States, American Christians need to take ministry more seriously!10 Powerful Ways to Grow Your Church
In an era of declining church attendance (and many other declining church statistics), how do you grow your church and advance your mission? Well, one way is this: You turn ordinary attendees into passionate champions of the mission.
Proposals Call for Decentering Canterbury’s Role in Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion’s faith and order commission calls for a decentering of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s role in its structures as a “means of persevering together amid division.”
Next up: a female Archbishop of Canterbury?
Thirty years after Victoria Matthews became the first woman to be ordained a bishop in the Anglican Church of Canada, has the time come for a woman to serve as Archbishop of Canterbury?
Church of England enjoys strong turnout at Christmas and Easter but attendance remains below pre-pandemic levels
The Church of England has seen some growth in overall attendance in the last year, with services at Christmas and Easter continuing to be big draws for churches.
See also: Christmas and Easter congregations swell as Church of England sees third year of growthChurch of England parishes are 'in crisis'
The future of many Church of England parishes is in doubt as they struggle with crumbling buildings, declining attendance, and a fall in clergy numbers.
See also: Parishes need to be liberated from the bureaucratic burdenWarm hub brings cheer through the winter
A new warm space café in Dolgellau is helping the community combat the triple challenge of winter fuel costs, food poverty, and social isolation. Clwb Cawl, launched by churches in the Bro Cymer Ministry Area, provides both a warm space and hot meals during the coldest months of the year.
Merry Christmas?
How should we greet one another in December?
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