Anglicans Ablaze

Are you struggling with how to handle big groups in this ongoing season of COVID-19? Or, maybe big groups have always been an issue for your...

With coronavirus mutations pitted against vaccinations in a global arms race, we may never go back to normal. For the past year, an assumpti...

Back in Superbowl 2020, Michelob Ultra ran a commercial promising that, for each 6 pack you buy, they will help transition 6 feet of farml...

As I think back across 40 years of full-time ministry, I’m reminded of some older ways we did church then that could still work today. Thes...

“Because you listened to me, I knew you loved me. Because I knew you loved me, I listened to you.” Jill Briscoe closed her story with these...

All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. The Sunday after thi...

By Robin G Jordan Must Anglican worship be stodgy—dull and uninspired? Is stodginess a characteristic of Anglican worship with which we must...

More than half of evangelicals will be back in person, but most Catholics and black and mainline Protestants are still waiting to return. he...

Grace confuses and offends religious people because people who have worked hard and kept the rules don’t like it when others who have broke...

There is way too much of a mess to clean up all alone! You need some people! And that’s what small groups are for. Sundays are awesome. That...

Facebook is a great way for you to build and maintain relationships with people both inside your church and in your community. But Facebook ...

When sexual freedom conflicts with religious freedom, who will take precedent? I’ve written before on the Equality Act. As one who believes...

Most churches have reopened , but most church leaders realize things aren’t what they were before the pandemic. Churches have resumed, but w...

When pastors or churches talk about misconduct as a ‘moral failing’ instead of abuse, they send a message that victims and survivors are par...

More evangelicals are living together before marriage. Church leaders struggle to respond. In early 2019, the internet was aglow with news ...

Digital signage is more than just PowerPoint slides on TVs. Modern digital signage can improve the experience for your congregation, help th...

All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. In the old liturgic...

We desperately need spiritual men and women. When churches are filled with spiritual people, everyone benefits in at least two ways. First, ...

When it comes to leadership, there is short-term thinking and long-term thinking. Short-term thinking is usually reactionary. You need to m...

We must prioritize sharing the gospel, even in challenging circumstances. As we look forward to moving through 2021––and past 2020––we need ...

The power of the Gospel is transformative in nature. “Transformative: causing or able to cause an important and lasting change in someone or...

How a Return to Scriptures Can Help Those Wanting to Flee Faulty Church Culture It seems like everyone is talking about “deconstruction” the...

Fresh Expressions Connects with the Unchurched Once a month in Casper, Wyoming, 15 people roll out yoga mats inside their homes and hop on ...

All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. Because we cannot s...

During these polarizing times where battles for political power or division from cultural struggles are crippling the influence of the Chris...

We must know our congregations well enough to respond to the false gospels and distorted teachings infiltrating their spiritual lives. As Ch...

Church leaders are often shocked to discover many of their most faithful volunteers have not returned to their ministries. Mark and Thom lo...

They're more hip than you think.... One of the most frequent (and frustrating) cycles that’s happened to our team over the years is thi...

Over the years, I’ve come across many Bible misconceptions. Some of these are due to rampant biblical illiteracy, and others to simple misun...

As the church’s global growth continues, leaders must disentangle its “health message” from views on salvation. While Seventh-day Adventist...

When our family moved to Salt Lake City in 2012 to help plant Gospel Grace Church, we discovered a culture of extreme contradictions. The “H...

  This article is a spin-off of an article that I am writing on the challenges of moving liturgical forms of worship online. Traditional Ang...

One of the largest religious message boards on the social-media website Reddit is simply called “Debate an Atheist.” It’s filled with exactl...

The return of springtime means many of us will hear birds singing! After winter—and migration—birds return and grace our days with their chi...

The best lies always use a bit of the truth. That’s certainly true of spiritual growth. After we understand the importance of responding to ...

I think we can agree that social media has helped many churches grow their online presence. Even in the secular market, social media platfor...

Those who explore the vast boreal forests of Canada are rarely far from a bunchberry dogwood, a plant so common that some have suggested it...