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Wednesday, July 06, 2022
All Hallows Evening Prayer for Wednesday Evening (July 6, 2022) Is Now Online
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All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. We are apt to forget...
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
The Current American Tension and 4 Opportunities for the Church
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By Carey Nieuwhof You don’t need to be anything more than a casual observer of American (and Western) culture to know that something signifi...
What I Teach at Our New Member’s Class
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By Sam Rainer I taught our Discover class on Sunday. The class is designed for those who want to join or who are interested in learning more...
5 Keys to Recharging This Summer
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By Mark Dance I recently read (and confirmed) that your phone will recharge twice as fast when you put it in airplane mode. Last summer I d...
13 Sanity Savers for VBS Directors
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By Kathy Phillips We are busy preparing for our church’s VBS (we call it Summer Bible Camp) next week. Details – big and small – must be pl...
Monday, July 04, 2022
The Five Stages of a Church Dropout: From Highly Committed to Goners
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By Thom Rainer It’s painful enough to lose any church members, but it is particularly painful when the church member was highly committed....
Poll: Americans’ Belief in God Is Dropping
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In the latest Gallup Poll, belief in God dipped to 81%, down 6 percentage points from 2017, and the lowest since Gallup first asked the qu...
Sunday, July 03, 2022
All Hallows Evening Prayer for Sunday Evening (July 3, 2022) Is Now Online
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All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. What people in you...
Saturday, July 02, 2022
All Hallows Evening Prayer for Saturday Evening (July 2, 2022) Is Now Online
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All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. The stories in the...
Friday, July 01, 2022
Friday's Catch: 'Fewer Churches Put Patriotism on Display for July 4' and More
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Fewer Churches Put Patriotism on Display for July 4 Though two-thirds are OK with flying the flag year-round, pastors have become more divi...
Thursday, June 30, 2022
How Churches Can Walk With the Sexual Abuse Survivor
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As we walk alongside the sexual abuse survivor, the greatest truth we can patiently and faithfully impart is a robust theology of justice an...
Children's Ministry Is Essential for Your Church's Success
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By Dale Hudson If you serve in children's ministry, you are serving in the most strategic ministry in the church. If your church is goin...
The Mission of Your Church Will Shape How You Think
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By Jonathan Leeman What Kind of Church Will You Join? A church’s mission impacts what kind of church you will join. Different churches will ...
The Best Method For Discipling Believers In A Thriving Small Church
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Could mentoring be part of the answer to the current wave of people – especially younger people – leaving the church in record numbers? The...
What Happened to United Methodists’ Proposal to Split the Denomination?
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Before United Methodists could vote on the widely endorsed plan, traditionalists went ahead and launched a new denomination and several repr...
New Denomination Urges United Methodists to Walk Out of the Wilderness
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The Wesleyan Covenant Association’s 6th annual gathering was broadcast live at dozens of local churches across the country and encouraged ch...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Wednesday's Catch: 'Thoughts on Navigating Our Church Effectively in a ‘Moved’ Neighborhood' and More
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Thoughts on Navigating Our Church Effectively in a ‘Moved’ Neighborhood Being neighborly is a choice, according to Jesus. Anti-Abortion M...
All Hallows Evening Prayer for Wednesday Evening (June 29, 2022) Is Now Online
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All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. While Jesus was here...
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Tuesday's Catch: 4 Post-Roe Policies Worth Pushing For
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4 Post-Roe Policies Worth Pushing For Supporting unborn children requires more than government, but not less. After Roe, Choose Compassio...
Monday, June 27, 2022
Three Reasons Churches Resist Change
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By Gavin Adams We often hear that people resist change. I’m not sure that’s entirely accurate. We’ll tackle that partial truth another time....
A Church Without Evangelism
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By Thom Rainer A church without evangelism becomes a church that does not make disciples, Because there are no new Christians to disciple. ...
Sunday, June 26, 2022
All Hallows Evening Prayer for Sunday Evening (June 26, 2022) Is Now Online
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All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. How serious are we...
Saturday, June 25, 2022
All Hallows Evening Prayer for Saturday Evening (June 25, 2022) Is Now Online
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All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. Many Christians ad...
Friday, June 24, 2022
Friday's Catch: 'Supreme Court Overturns Roe' and More
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Supreme Court Overturns Roe On Friday (June 24), the United States Supreme Court ruled to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision,...
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Spiritual Warfare and the Lives of Pastors and Church Leaders
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By Brandon A. Cox The struggle is real. When you drop the phrase spiritual warfare into a casual conversations, you often get mixed reactio...
3 Ways to Live Humbly Online
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It isn't easy, but it is necessary. By Chris Martin A lot of us misunderstand humility to be self-hatred. A great quote on this misunder...
Learning to Listen Well
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The keys to getting better at hearing people with humility, love and hope. By David Bennett Recently I had the opportunity to attend an ope...
Pastors Have Clarity on Same-Sex Marriage, Not the Role of LGBTQ+ People in Churches
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Although most pastors haven’t been asked to marry a same-sex couple, many have guidelines on where LGBTQ+ people can serve in their churche...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Wednesday's Catch: 'The Case of a Small Church in an Oversized Building' and More
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The Case of a Small Church in an Oversized Building Lewis A. Parks, author of Small on Purpose , describes how smaller congregations can ea...
All Hallows Evening Prayer for Wednesday Evening (June 22, 2022) Is Now Online
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All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. How disciplined are ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Tuesday's Catch: 'Summer Solstice Reminds Us of God’s Grace to All' and More
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Summer Solstice Reminds Us of God’s Grace to All Why it matters that the Lord lets the sun rise on both the evil and on the good. Here ...
Monday, June 20, 2022
Monday's Catch: 'Lambeth 2022 and African Anglicanism' and More
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Lambeth 2022 and African Anglicanism This article looks, first, at the large number of Africans who will boycott the conference, then at th...
Sunday, June 19, 2022
All Hallows Evening Prayer for Sunday Evening (June 19, 2022) Is Now Online
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All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. What are the social ...
Saturday, June 18, 2022
All Hallows Evening Prayer for Saturday Evening (June 18, 2022) Is Now Online
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All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. A faithful God. An u...
The Royal Law – Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
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By Robin G. Jordan James the Elder, Jesus’ older brother, called the commandment to love one’s neighbor as oneself the “royal law” (James 2:...
5 Major Tips for Your Summer Outreach Programs
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The desks have been cleaned and the report cards handed out, but there’s only one thing on every child’s mind—the sound of the last bell tha...
Friday, June 17, 2022
Fridays Catch: '3 Reasons Why Your Church’s Marketing is in Trouble' and More
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3 Reasons Why Your Church’s Marketing is in Trouble Your church’s marketing may be in trouble and you’re not aware of it. Unless you have a...
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Liturgical Folk -- A Musical Resource for Liturgical Worship
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I came across the Liturgical Folk's album, Matins & Vespers , on youtube.com several months ago while looking for settings of the ...
Thursday's Catch: 'What Tree Does the Fruit Grow On? and More
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What Tree Does the Fruit Grow On? Western Europe (and North America) is moving further and further from its moorings in a Christian view of...
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