"What I fear is arising is a belief that the goal of evangelical institutions is to protect western civilization from the decay of the woke mind rot by promoting the family and Christian values in our nation. The gospel is preached, but in practice, it’s often relegated to of secondary importance compared to fighting the culture war against wokeness."
Wikipedia Cofounder Larry Sanger Has Decided To Join the Anglican Church in North America
Dr. Larry Sanger, the Wikipedia cofounder who made headlines this year for announcing he has gone from being a skeptic to being a believer in Jesus Christ, has decided to join the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). Sanger, who has his Ph.D. in philosophy, has appeared on various Christian podcasts in recent months to discuss his journey of becoming a Christian.
Shared Curacy Program Helps Small and Large Churches
In 2026, the Diocese of Northern California will launch a pilot program to address the clergy needs of its 63 parishes and missions across 26 counties. The three-year initiative, aims to strengthen larger parishes in need of additional clergy and provide stable leadership for smaller congregations without a long-term priest.
The Diocese of Kentucky was doing something along similar lines in Purchase District when I moved to western Kentucky in 2007. An assistant rector of th region's largest church served as the priest-in-charge of two smaller churches. The retired rector of the same church served as the priest-in-charge of a third church. At the time the church in the small college town where I live had its own priest who also doubled as Episcopal campus minister at the local state university. From what I have seen, it did not work. Only one church now has a full time priest. The other three churches must secure a supply priest, often a retired priest living in another diocese, to celebrate Holy Communion. Otherwise, they celebrate Morning Prayer on Sundays with either a lay preacher or a video of a sermon. The oldest church in the region was a preaching station when I first arrived but I do not know its present status. A sixth church disbanded its congregation and closed its doors the year before I relocated to Kentucky.An Invite Culture That ACTUALLY Grows Your Church w/ Rich Birch
UnSeminary's Rich Birch returns to the podcast to talk about what growing churches are doing right now, the first 100 days of a new attender's journey at your church, whether to live stream or not live stream your services, and how to create a compelling invite culture at your church.
If you're looking for a conversation about practical church growth, this is it!
How do I get my church congregation to invite?
Welcome to this Church Fuel series on how to get your congregation to invite! I’m Ryan Wakefield, part of the team here at Church Fuel, and we’ll be sharing the top ideas to help your church develop a culture of invitation!
If you’d like our team to send you all the materials from this series just text the word Invite to 816-844-3306.
Welcome to this Church Fuel series on how to get your congregation to invite! Pastor Nathan Teegarden shares a preaching framework he likes to use when inspiring your congregation to invite.
How do I get my church congregation to invite? Pastor Ryan Brooks
Welcome to this Church Fuel series on how to get your congregation to invite! Pastor Ryan Brooks, part of the Coaching Team here at Church Fuel, shares his top idea to help your church develop a culture of invitation!
How do I get my church congregation to invite? Ashley Coffman
Welcome to this Church Fuel series on how to get your congregation to invite! Ashley Coffman, Director of Member Resources, shares how a church can use social media as a place for invitation conversations.
>How do I get my church congregation to invite? Pastor Brad Wicks
What if every person in your church invited three people to church? That may be easier than you think with the Month of Hope Campaign.
Welcome to this Church Fuel series on how to get your congregation to invite! Pastor Brad Wicks, part of the Coaching Team here at Church Fuel, shares his top idea to help your church develop a culture of invitation!
In this video, Pastor Brad Wicks will walk you through a campaign they did called The Month of Hope! These invite challenges are one of the many ways we help Church Fuel Members reach more people.
How do I get my church congregation to invite? Molly Pelic
Looking for a creative approach to equip your congregation to make it fun and easy to invite people to church? In this video, Molly Pelic will walk you through a fun approach they use at Mile City Church.
Teaching Others to Sing Sweetly
One person can make a difference to a church.
Going Deeper: The difference between Bible reading and Bible meditation
This is an adapted excerpt from David’s new book: How to Read the Bible.
When Abraham welcomed weary travellers into his tent on a hot summer afternoon, he had no idea he was about to encounter angels—or that, through this simple act of kindness, his life would change, that his heart’s longing for an heir would be a promise to hold onto. The simple gesture is a powerful reminder that hospitality is never just about food or shelter. It’s about making room for God to move in ways we cannot begin to think or imagine.
Evangelism in a Hostile Culture with Kevin Palau
Kevin Palau, President of the Palau Association, talks about how to do ministry in a deeply post-Christian and post-modern culture like Portland.
Kevin discusses how to build relationships between evangelicals and the LGBTQ+ community, and what his father, Luis Palau, taught him about staying passionate when sharing the Gospel in a hostile or indifferent culture.
The Overwhelming Truth About Evangelism in Churches TODAY
Only 1% of pastors say their churches are very effective at evangelism. Yet, 72% of people say they are open spiritually.
In this episode, Barna CEO David Kinnaman and author Mark Matlock join me as we continue the 2025 Church Trends series and discuss the current divide between church and culture, the surprisingly dismal state of evangelism in the church today, and the missed opportunity of unchurched people's surprising spiritual openness.
5 Reasons Evangelism is on Life Support in the US Church
1% of pastors say their church is “very effective” at evangelism.
Did you catch that? 99% of pastors admit that their church isn’t ‘very’ effective at reaching out to unchurched people.
That means evangelism is on life support. Have church leaders given up? Perhaps not entirely, but we can’t fix the problem if we don’t fully understand it.
So, in this video, I'll discuss five reasons that explain how the US church got here.
100X Your Church's Evangelism Effectiveness
Only 1% of US pastors say their church is ‘very effective’ at evangelism.
Evangelism is on life support in the American church.
The question is, what should you do about it?
In this video, I’ll share the five key things church leaders can do that can exponentially improve the outreach effort at your church.
The Single Best Way to Kickstart Evangelism at Your Church
How do you reach new people with the Gospel if only 1% of your congregation says they have the gift of evangelism and only 1% of pastors say their church is ‘very effective’ at evangelism?
Here is the single best way you can kickstart evangelism at your church.
Sharing Jesus with Your Friends
The miracle story in Mark 2 is a powerful one. Jesus confounds his critics and confirms his divinity when he tells a paralyzed man to take his mat and walk home. Each time I read this story, I am struck by the humor—Jesus is teaching and all of a sudden, the roof opens up. The crowd that made it impossible for the men to get to Jesus apparently had no problem stepping aside to let him walk out. However, the most stunning element is the activity of the friends who carried the man to Jesus. I think there are three evangelism principles we can learn from these brave, unnamed individuals.
If you’d like our team to send you all the materials from this series just text the word Invite to 816-844-3306.
What follows are five videos describing what a number of churches have done to encourage attendees to invite people to church.How do I get my church congregation to invite? Nathan Teegarden
Welcome to this Church Fuel series on how to get your congregation to invite! Pastor Nathan Teegarden shares a preaching framework he likes to use when inspiring your congregation to invite.
How do I get my church congregation to invite? Pastor Ryan Brooks
Welcome to this Church Fuel series on how to get your congregation to invite! Pastor Ryan Brooks, part of the Coaching Team here at Church Fuel, shares his top idea to help your church develop a culture of invitation!
How do I get my church congregation to invite? Ashley Coffman
Welcome to this Church Fuel series on how to get your congregation to invite! Ashley Coffman, Director of Member Resources, shares how a church can use social media as a place for invitation conversations.
>How do I get my church congregation to invite? Pastor Brad Wicks
What if every person in your church invited three people to church? That may be easier than you think with the Month of Hope Campaign.
Welcome to this Church Fuel series on how to get your congregation to invite! Pastor Brad Wicks, part of the Coaching Team here at Church Fuel, shares his top idea to help your church develop a culture of invitation!
In this video, Pastor Brad Wicks will walk you through a campaign they did called The Month of Hope! These invite challenges are one of the many ways we help Church Fuel Members reach more people.
How do I get my church congregation to invite? Molly Pelic
Looking for a creative approach to equip your congregation to make it fun and easy to invite people to church? In this video, Molly Pelic will walk you through a fun approach they use at Mile City Church.
Teaching Others to Sing Sweetly
One person can make a difference to a church.
Going Deeper: The difference between Bible reading and Bible meditation
This is an adapted excerpt from David’s new book: How to Read the Bible.
Reading the Bible is not a race in which the reader' goal is to reach the finish line as quickly as possible. Rather it is like a leisurely ramble in the countryside in which one frequently pauses to look at one's surroundings, listen to its sounds, and smell its odors; to ponder what one sees, hears, and smells; and to savor even the smallest thing--a wild flower, a birdsong, the fragrance of honeysuckle.Open Homes in a Closed-off World: The Gift of Hospitality
When Abraham welcomed weary travellers into his tent on a hot summer afternoon, he had no idea he was about to encounter angels—or that, through this simple act of kindness, his life would change, that his heart’s longing for an heir would be a promise to hold onto. The simple gesture is a powerful reminder that hospitality is never just about food or shelter. It’s about making room for God to move in ways we cannot begin to think or imagine.
Evangelism in a Hostile Culture with Kevin Palau
Kevin Palau, President of the Palau Association, talks about how to do ministry in a deeply post-Christian and post-modern culture like Portland.
Kevin discusses how to build relationships between evangelicals and the LGBTQ+ community, and what his father, Luis Palau, taught him about staying passionate when sharing the Gospel in a hostile or indifferent culture.
The Overwhelming Truth About Evangelism in Churches TODAY
Only 1% of pastors say their churches are very effective at evangelism. Yet, 72% of people say they are open spiritually.
In this episode, Barna CEO David Kinnaman and author Mark Matlock join me as we continue the 2025 Church Trends series and discuss the current divide between church and culture, the surprisingly dismal state of evangelism in the church today, and the missed opportunity of unchurched people's surprising spiritual openness.
5 Reasons Evangelism is on Life Support in the US Church
1% of pastors say their church is “very effective” at evangelism.
Did you catch that? 99% of pastors admit that their church isn’t ‘very’ effective at reaching out to unchurched people.
That means evangelism is on life support. Have church leaders given up? Perhaps not entirely, but we can’t fix the problem if we don’t fully understand it.
So, in this video, I'll discuss five reasons that explain how the US church got here.
100X Your Church's Evangelism Effectiveness
Only 1% of US pastors say their church is ‘very effective’ at evangelism.
Evangelism is on life support in the American church.
The question is, what should you do about it?
In this video, I’ll share the five key things church leaders can do that can exponentially improve the outreach effort at your church.
The Single Best Way to Kickstart Evangelism at Your Church
How do you reach new people with the Gospel if only 1% of your congregation says they have the gift of evangelism and only 1% of pastors say their church is ‘very effective’ at evangelism?
Here is the single best way you can kickstart evangelism at your church.
Sharing Jesus with Your Friends
The miracle story in Mark 2 is a powerful one. Jesus confounds his critics and confirms his divinity when he tells a paralyzed man to take his mat and walk home. Each time I read this story, I am struck by the humor—Jesus is teaching and all of a sudden, the roof opens up. The crowd that made it impossible for the men to get to Jesus apparently had no problem stepping aside to let him walk out. However, the most stunning element is the activity of the friends who carried the man to Jesus. I think there are three evangelism principles we can learn from these brave, unnamed individuals.
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