With the change of seasons and school starting back up, fall is a time when so many people reset and create their new schedules. So this is a great opportunity for your church to connect (and reconnect) people with Jesus.
Fall is also often a time when people realize that they’re struggling spiritually, and they become open to attending church again. They’ve been at the softball fields and/or the lake all summer—which is fun—but it’s left them spiritually dry.
Autopsy of a Deceased Church in 2025 - Part 1
Thom and Jess Rainer revisit the insights from Thom’s 2016 bestseller “Autopsy of a Deceased Church” and provide a sobering update for today’s church landscape. In this episode, they begin unpacking the eight new signs that a church is nearing its end in 2025.
Also See: Autopsy of a Deceased Church in 2025 - Part 2The Non-Legalist Reasons for Weekly Church Attendance
Too many church leaders shy away from encouraging weekly worship. They don’t want to sound legalistic. But that hesitation is a big mistake. In just 16 years, weekly church attendance has dropped sharply. Sam and Matt McCraw discuss why weekly church attendance is the best practice for everyone.
The Future is Bivocational, with Andrew Hamilton (Ep 109)
“In pursuing bivocational ministry, the whole church is being called to re-think who they are and how they operate."
ACNA at the Crossroads: A Gentle Critique and a Hopeful Restart
One of the most quoted metaphors in the early days of the ACNA was that we were “flying the plane while building it.” Apt—and dangerous.
Forcing the diverse group of clergy and congregations forming the ACNA into geographically-based judicatories will not resolve its problems. It will only magnify them. How Rodenbrry expects the College of Bishops to solve the ACNA's problems is beyond me since it is a major contributor to those problems.Washington bishop, interfaith leaders oppose Trump militarization of DC: ‘Fear is not a strategy
Washington Bishop Mariann Budde and Washington National Cathedral Dean Randy Hollerith on Aug. 13 joined a group of Christian and Jewish leaders from the nation’s capitol to issue a statement opposing the Trump administration’s temporary federal takeover of the city’s law enforcement, saying, “fear is not a strategy.”
Also See: UMC's Washington Bishop Responds to Trump Administration's ActionSmall denomination emerges to support exiled progressive ministers
What might be the nation’s smallest Protestant denomination — if you can call it that — has hired its first part-time director.
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