5 Steps to Recruiting Long-term Kids Ministry Volunteers
Recruiting kids ministry volunteers is one of the most important ways you can invest in your church community. The volunteers plant the seed for...
There Is Hope: Five Principles for Replacing Those Who Leave the Church
In my article last week, I shared our research on how many attendees a typical church has to replace every year. The sobering number...
We’re Made for a Church Family
Written by: Barnabas Piper
Barnabas Piper is an assistant pastor at Immanuel Nashville. He is the author of several books, including Help My Unbelief and Hoping for Happiness, and...
5 Practices That Help Turn Prayer Moments to Prayer Movements
Prayer is always personal first, it starts with a person, then catches fire to others.
I’ve been praying for a long time, many decades in...
Does Social Media Hinder or Help Community In the Local Church?
I just had a great conversation in the doctoral seminar I’m attending at Trinity Seminary. Dr. Bill Donahue, Willow Creek’s guru on small groups...
Why Your Church Has to Replace 32 Percent of Its Attendance to Stay Even...
Let’s start with a scenario that your church has an average worship attendance of 100. I use that number for simplicity. The median worship...
A Sneak Peek Into 5 Characteristics of Gen Z Church
Did what happen at Asbury University in February 2023 give us a sneak peek into the future of Generation Z Church?
Thomas Jefferson once said,...
5 Expectations Jesus Has of His Church
Jesus said He would build His church, but He chose to do that through us. It’s a divine partnership. His purpose and power, our...
How to Say Goodbye to a Loved Pastor
Through the seasons, it is inevitable for every church to experience pastoral succession. Saying goodbye to a beloved Senior Pastor can be overwhelming and...
Growing As a Church Planter’s Wife
Written by: Lelethu Shabangu
Lelethu Shabangu is a wife and mother of two. She and her husband Cameron are involved in church planting and partnered in...
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