Though the number dropped recently, Christians were a majority in 60% of all countries and territories in 2020.
Right questions for building an operating budget
Many pastors and other church leaders are tempted to think of budget preparation for the new year as a burden. Instead, this crucial task is an opportunity to remember the spiritual foundation that undergirds your budget. This approach helps to keep God’s calling for your church at the forefront. Wise pastors use this time to engage church leaders in pivotal conversations about mission, values, and especially the next faithful step God has for your church.
There’s a Place for Everyone to Serve in the Church
There’s no “one size fits all” when it comes to where people serve in the local church. But everyone is called to steward their giftings.
What is your church doing to help church attendees to get plugged into serving? What else could it do?How Your Building Shapes Your Ministry: The Baptist T – When Building Design Limits Ministry - Part 1
Sam is joined by Todd Brown and Isaac Brown of Brown Church Development Group, who are “The Church Facility Experts.” The design of your church might be shaping your culture more than you think. Building styles reflect ministry priorities–but if the building doesn’t adapt, those priorities can become limitations. In this first episode, they explore the ‘Baptist T’ (a common church layout from the 1960s to 1980s) and how it was built for a ministry model that no longer fits.
Also See: How Your Building Shapes Your Ministry: Five Ways the Baptist T Still Shapes (Limits) Your Ministry - Part 2Don’t Waste Your Church Gym
Anglican congregations in the United States are particularly prone to place form before function in the designing and construction of new buildings, resulting in buildings that cost more than they need to cost and which are essentially a monument to the 19th century Cambridge-Camden movement's obsession with medieval Gothic architecture and the medieval Gothic church, rather than a tool for mission in the 21st century.
Your church gym is perhaps one of the best locations for ministry. Don’t miss the opportunity to utilize it for community and gospel seeds.
VOICES: 10 wrong views about the Church
In today’s hyper-individualistic and consumer-driven culture, many believers hold views about the Church that are shaped more by modern convenience than by biblical truth. These misconceptions are not just theoretical; they influence how Christians live, serve, relate, and grow in Christ. As a result, we are witnessing a disconnection between professing believers and the body of Christ — the very Church Jesus died for and is coming back for.
To recover a biblical understanding of the Church, we must confront ten common erroneous views..
The people of God deserve better than what they are hearing in church today.
What I’ve Learned About the Power of Music
Music is the number one positioning factor in your church. No music reaches everyone, but every style of music will reach someone. The kind of music you use will greatly impact who you reach.
Working among college students, I get a firsthand look into the trends that dominate the cultural landscape at any particular moment. Over the years, I’ve witnessed fashion fads like the “man bun,” wearing winter hats on top of your head and in no way covering your ears, skinny jeans, and jeans with a crazy number of holes. Popular songs by Taylor Swift or the latest Disney movie sung at random. Even slang that’s necessary for relational capital, like “that slaps,” “fire,” “that’s gas,” and hearing female students call one another “bruh.”
Some of trends items are innocuous, but many convey the subversive vibe that dominates our Western milieu. And it’s not just college students. We all engage in practices that shape who we are, how we think, and what we love. The world is catechizing us, whether we realize it or not.
Go Into All the World: Embracing the Mission Mandate of God’s Covenant
It is often said that the Reformed doctrines of election and God’s covenant with believers and their children discourage or even impede missions and evangelism. Though those claims are erroneous, the reality is that many Reformed circles have often inadvertently given them credibility by neglecting evangelism and maintaining a self-focused church culture that produces what C. John Miller called “the ingrown church.”
But that need not be so.
5 Principles for Building an Evangelistic Culture in Your Church
For the Great Commission to be your church’s priority, it must be a part of your church’s culture.
What I’ve Learned About the Power of Music
Music is the number one positioning factor in your church. No music reaches everyone, but every style of music will reach someone. The kind of music you use will greatly impact who you reach.
So will the quality of the music you use. Visitors will use it to gauge how serious your church is about worshiping God.Why Churches Need Counter-Catechesis
Working among college students, I get a firsthand look into the trends that dominate the cultural landscape at any particular moment. Over the years, I’ve witnessed fashion fads like the “man bun,” wearing winter hats on top of your head and in no way covering your ears, skinny jeans, and jeans with a crazy number of holes. Popular songs by Taylor Swift or the latest Disney movie sung at random. Even slang that’s necessary for relational capital, like “that slaps,” “fire,” “that’s gas,” and hearing female students call one another “bruh.”
Some of trends items are innocuous, but many convey the subversive vibe that dominates our Western milieu. And it’s not just college students. We all engage in practices that shape who we are, how we think, and what we love. The world is catechizing us, whether we realize it or not.
Go Into All the World: Embracing the Mission Mandate of God’s Covenant
It is often said that the Reformed doctrines of election and God’s covenant with believers and their children discourage or even impede missions and evangelism. Though those claims are erroneous, the reality is that many Reformed circles have often inadvertently given them credibility by neglecting evangelism and maintaining a self-focused church culture that produces what C. John Miller called “the ingrown church.”
But that need not be so.
5 Principles for Building an Evangelistic Culture in Your Church
For the Great Commission to be your church’s priority, it must be a part of your church’s culture.
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