A nationwide survey by UK charity National Churches Trust has raised concerns that as many as 2,000 churches across the UK could close within the next five years.
2025 State of Theology Report Shows Evangelicalism Suffers ‘Tragic Instability’
According to the latest State of Theology survey, many Americans are confused about Christian tenets, and modern evangelicalism suffers from “tragic instability.” Yet the results also reveal signs of hope—as well as the need for church leaders to continue teaching biblical truth.
Teaching Timeless Truth: 5 Practical Ways to Use the Nicene Creed in Your Church
The Nicene Creed shapes our worship, catechesis, leadership, and discipleship, keeping the truth of God before His people.
Resisting Provocateur Politics
In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s horrific assassination, public discourse has again revealed its ugliest edges. Social media certainly has a way of exposing the “evil treasure” in our hearts (Luke 6:45).
Free – But with Limits
How the First Amendment protects Americans’ speech − and how it does not.
Who was Michael the angel and what is his significance?
29 September is Michaelmas also known as the Feast of St Michael and All Angels. Who was St Michael and what is Michaelmas all about? This is the story....
A little encouragement for the more senior pastor who’s been doing it right for years
Today’s church in Western culture is ageist, it worships young pastors who preach in skinny jeans and fitted shirts and are members of the same gym you are. Often overlooked are the men who have spent decades in their study and on their knees so they could competently lead all the rest of us. As churches search for “young ministers with young families” who can “attract” young families from the communities, these more senior of pastors can be overlooked and vastly under-valued. Here’s a few words of encouragement for them....
5 Preaching Mistakes You’re Probably Making (And How to Fix Them)
The way you approach preaching ultimately determines how you preach, and of course, how your audience interacts with your message—and how effective your message really is.
So today, I want to walk through 5 preaching mistakes I’ve made—and mistakes I’ve seen others make far too often.
Quit Trying To Become A Great Preacher
Trying to be a great preacher can easily become about me. Preaching more effectively is always about Jesus.
Seven Expectations of Every Church Member that Should Never Change
Almost two decades ago, a church member asked me a straightforward question: “What things should we all do all the time?” This person understood individual calling and spiritual gifts, which can vary with each believer. He wanted to know the timeless expectations of every church member that never change.
Simple question. But a challenge to answer.
Church Community Is a Necessary Part of Your Spiritual Formation
...we can also rejoice in the reality that God does not ordinarily ask us to walk apart from other people. Instead, he gives us the good gift of companionship: friends and spouses, pastors and parents, all those who come alongside in the home, the church, and beyond to encourage us in our Christian walk. Let’s begin to explore this theme by considering two of the basic contexts in which we meet other Christians—home and church—and then consider how Puritan authors envisioned those relationships as profound sources of spiritual nurture.
Why Churches Need ‘Magnetic Spaces’
Magnetic spaces open doors to lasting hope by pointing us toward the gospel.
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