Anglicans Ablaze

The numbers are staggering. Experts estimate that approximately 1,000 local churches close their doors every year. What is even more dish...

Dealing with Dying Programs in a Church MMost of our churches have at least one – that is, a program that’s not working anymore. The ac...

Liturgy expressing doctrine, but, which doctrine? Consider this sentence which was in an e-mail communication to me recently: After V...

Stuff Church Leaders Say – 7 Statements I Hear Too Often Lately Over the last number of months, I’ve heard church leaders make statemen...

By Robin G. Jordan The founders of the Free Church of England must be turning in their graves . While searching the Internet for the...

Being small is not a problem, so calling us small churches isn't a problem either. A lot of people don't like the term 'sma...

Over the last 18 years, Jeff Leake has led Allison Park Church in Pittsburgh on a journey of church multiplication. Leake founded and is ...

How Can Jesus Be Our Everlasting Father? Of all the names attributed to Jesus in Isaiah 9:6, Everlasting Father intrigues me the most b...

I have friends who are church planters and revitalizers. I can’t even describe how thankful I am for them. I praise God for calling these...

Your Christmas services are almost here! And chances are you’re so busy you hardly have time to read this post. But what’s at stake i...

“Do not be afraid, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Saviour has been bo...

Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney 2015 Christmas Message As Australians, we love to celebrate Christmas with lights. On Christmas t...

Strong Churches Work Like a Healthy Team I first began to understand the importance of teams as a seminary student when I did a study o...

When I started down the multisite path as a senior pastor in Colorado in the 1990s, multisite was a radical idea . In the first decade o...

What is notable about Archbishop Wabukala's latest pastoral letter is that it contains no mention of the Anglican Church in North Ame...

12 Megachurch Trends to Watch – Rainer on Leadership #185 [Podcast] On today’s episode, we discuss some new research from Leadership Ne...

By Robin G. Jordan The leaders of the Anglican Church in North America and the Anglican Mission recently held a meeting in Atlanta...

As you may have noticed, malls are not what they used to be. Retail as we’ve known it is slowly dying before our eyes. As some major ne...

It might surprise many today to find out that Saint Nicholas (spoiler alert) is a real person after all. Is he the white-bearded man with...

In a recent Twitter survey, I asked respondents to share with me a singular event that impressed them in a church worship service. In fac...

Thabiti Anyabwile: Four Simple Ways to Stand in Solidarity with Muslims Here are a few simple suggestions for showing solidarity with...

In a ministry culture where we’re told to be “known more by what we’re for than what we’re against,” it has become increasingly popular t...

With December 25 fast approaching, the secular media are sure to turn their interest once again to the virgin birth. Every Christmas, wee...

How can pastors and other Christian leaders encourage those entrusted to their care to handle pluralistic challenges? How do believers ...

The Great Commission is immense, and just like any immense task it requires vision, dedication, and a lot of manpower. That being said, t...

The recent move of Wheaton College to suspend one of its faculty has sparked debate about whether Muslims and Christians worship the same...

Given recent world events involving Islam, it appears Harley Talman and John Jay Travis (pen names) couldn’t have released their newest c...