Monday's Catch: 'How Event Evangelism Helps People Share the Mission' And More

How Event Evangelism Helps People Share the Mission
One of the tools we can use for training people to get comfortable talking with others, inviting them to our weekend worship gatherings, and eventually sharing their faith is through special events. Event evangelism can include the more popular ones like Easter and Christmas, but also can include Parent/Child Dedications, Mother’s and Father’s Day, and the beginning of a new sermon series.

Helping Small Churches Win Guests, with Desmond Barrett (Ep 103)
“If the neighborhood does not realize that the church is alive, the church must begin to reengage and develop connections by going outside its walls.”

How To Make More High-Quality, Low-Cost Resources Available To Small Churches
Small churches should not be an afterthought when we’re creating resources, they should be seen as what they are – an essential ingredient in how God works in the world.

Also see: Why Are We So Bad At Helping Struggling Small Churches?; Quit Blaming Small Churches For Struggling – Help Them Succeed

Debate over park plan turns tense during Toms River Town Council meeting’s public comments
Christ Episcopal Church’s plan to open an overnight shelter on its campus and the mayor’s plan to seize the church’s campus to build a park roiled another public meeting May 28, even though neither plan was on the agenda.

Could a hidden bias toward religion exist among atheists?
A new study led by Dr Will Gervais, Reader in Psychology at Brunel University London, suggests that even committed atheists in some of the world’s most secular societies may intuitively favour religion over atheism.

Three Telltale Signs of “Christianity” Gone South
If you want to quickly spot any form of “Christianity” gone south, watch for three specific telltale signs—a hat-trick of errors that, in whole or in part, characterize virtually every single Christian-sounding group that is off the reservation. When you encounter a group you suspect may be theologically questionable, find out their answers to this trio of key questions. First, “Who or what is your spiritual authority?” Second, “Who is Jesus?” Third, “What must I do to be saved?”

The Priesthood of All Believers
The doctrine of the priesthood of all believers states that all believers in Christ share in his priestly status; therefore, there is no special class of people who mediate the knowledge, presence, and forgiveness of Christ to the rest of believers, and all believers have the right and authority to read, interpret, and apply the teachings of Scripture.

What Have Smartphones Done to Our Young People? 

 I love my grandchildren. I worry about them too. They’re growing up in homes filled with love, stability, and the gospel. They have two parents who are committed to each other and to raising their children with purpose. They have grandparents who dote on them, cheer for them, and pray over them. In short, they are blessed. But even with these blessings, my grandkids are not immune to the challenges facing their generation. Like nearly every other young person today, they carry something in their pocket that may be harming them more than they realize. The smartphone.