The Friendship Factor: The Long Trail for Authentic Community
By Rick Chromey Friends are hard to come by these days, especially at church. In an age of social media and instant connections, authentic community is a rare thing indeed.…
By Rick Chromey Friends are hard to come by these days, especially at church. In an age of social media and instant connections, authentic community is a rare thing indeed.…
by Austin Maxheimer “Contrary to popular belief, we (millennials) can’t be won back with hipper worship bands, fancy coffee shops, or pastors who wear skinny jeans.” – Rachel Held Evans…
by Thom Schultz What could be stifling growth in the American church—and in individual spiritual growth? A deadly emotion is killing us. It’s widespread, sneaky, crippling, and the very antithesis…
Is it getting harder to enlist people for ministry at your church? Are volunteers stepping down from their engagement and connection? With the busy holiday season approaching and the on-going…
by Rick Edwards Longtime Christians are leaving the church and not planning to return. Sociologist Josh Packard dubbed such people the “Dones.” As Packard reports in the book Church Refugees…
by Rick Chromey I had a rude awakening recently. I was diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea. My snoring evidently shook walls, rattled nerves, and tested love. A sleep study…
How You Can Address Declining Church Membership Down, down, down. For the first time in its 8-decade history, the Gallup poll on church membership reveals that membership among US adults…
by Rick Edwards Is it possible to be preached out of church? According to social science research, it is. Sociologists Josh Packard and Ashleigh Hope in their book, Church Refugees:…
How will the continuing COVID-19 pandemic affect children’s ministry in the months ahead? How should we prepare now? There’s still a lot we don’t know. But we certainly know much…
By Craig Cable It goes without saying that church should be a warm, welcoming, and safe space for everyone who is looking for community, worship, and spiritual growth. Unfortunately, there…