I never cease to be amazed at the incredible kaleidoscope of churches that God’s Spirit is empowering planters to start today: from microchurches reaching the adult film industry in Las Vegas to Nigerian immigrant churches in Texas to second and third generation Korean American churches in LA.
In response to global migration and the diversifying of our cities, consider the various forms of diversity in the church planting world....
5 Questions to Ask Before Planting a Church
I frequently tell young men church planting is the scariest, riskiest, most challenging, yet rewarding thing you could ever do with your life. There’s never been a greater time in the history of our nation to see a new movement of church planting. The U.S. Census Bureau is projecting a net gain of 30 million new people in the next decade. With 3,500 churches closing their doors each year and only 4,000 churches starting annually, there is still a huge gap to meet the evangelistic need in our country. But while the need is great, the church-planting pathway is not for everyone. So what are the questions to ask before planting a church?
The Block Church: See You at the Block
Joey and Lauren Furjanic were youth pastors at a multisite church in Illinois before moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in November 2013 with a plan to plant a nondenominational church.
The Burge Report: The Biggest Little Denomination: The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)
Sam and Ryan Burge take a deep dive into the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), unpacking the denomination’s unique growth patterns, size distribution, and robust recordkeeping. They explore surprising statistics on membership trends, baptisms, and church finances—revealing why some PCA congregations thrive while others remain stagnant. The co-hosts highlight key takeaways for understanding both the strengths and challenges of one of America’s most data-rich evangelical denominations.
MAGA preachers make Charlie Kirk a test of true faith. Here's how that went 300 years ago.
When politics and religion mix in religious communities, it is the spiritual health of congregations that suffers.
Trump’s immigration agenda is a minority view, research shows
New research shows most Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration and specifically oppose how federal agents are arresting and detaining undocumented immigrants.
Almost six in 10 Americans (58%) agree that “Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers should not be allowed to conceal their identity with masks or use unmarked vehicles when arresting people,” according to a survey released Oct. 22 by Public Religion Research Institute.
At Bay Area protest, a second pastor is shot by federal agents with a pepper round
For the second time in six weeks, a pastor was struck in the head with a pepper round fired by a US immigration agent as faith leaders protested the arrival of more than 100 US Customs and Border Patrol agents.
Love Never Harms: A Reflection for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
“Love is patient; love is kind… It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends…” (1 Cor. 13:4, 7–8).
These are, dare I say, some of the loveliest words in the Bible. They are almost certainly among the most quoted. I have found myself returning to them a lot this month, but not because I am preparing for a wedding or even trying to remind myself of love amid so much hate and division. I am thinking about the apostle Paul’s powerful articulation of the primacy of love because October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Confronting Pluralism: Can Salvation Be Saved?
We can’t explicitly preach about pluralism each week, but we can enrich our church’s gospel soil so its weeds don’t take root.
Also See: A Dangerous New EcumenismCarey Nieuwhof on the ‘Many Implications’ AI Has for Churches That Pastors Must Not Ignore
Pastors must prepare for the “disruptive impact of artificial intelligence,” said leadership expert Carey Nieuwhof, who believes that “AI is going to make the mental health implications of social media look like the kiddie pool.”
'Bring your whole self to work' is bad advice, Ivy League psychologist says—here's why
If someone tells you to "bring your whole self to work," don't listen, says psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic.
Like many other workplace platitudes, the intention of the phrase is "truly positive, even if naive," according to Chamorro-Premuzic, a professor of business psychology at Columbia University.
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