How Christian Is Your Community?
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…
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4 Keys to Inviting New Volunteer Leaders
By Bob D’Ambrosio Thriving churches know that the secret to ministry success is having great volunteers. And churches with a large percentage of their people serving understand there are key…
Snore No More! How the church can avoid this silent killer
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…
Do Relationships Matter to Your Church?
Because they matter to Millennials by John Guerra Hello, my name is John Mark Guerra. I’m 29 years old, recently married, educated, and tech savvy. I’m what many would…
The Inevitability of Change and How to Navigate It
by Austin Maxheimer Change is inevitable. This has always been the case, but it is felt much more acutely in our culture today. With each new technological advance and improved…
Creatively Communicating the Gospel In and With Your Small Group
by Austin Maxheimer What if leaders in every small group in America were not allowed to get out a Bible during their group time for an entire year? What would…
Small Groups, Mission, and an Abandoned Community Garden
by Zach Below In early 2012, after one too many dud lessons, our small group decided it was time for a change. We had been locked up in a living…
Rethinking Pastoral Care
By Zach Below I’ve had a number of surgeries throughout my 35 years on this earth. Nothing major, just your general adolescent surgeries like tonsils and wisdom teeth and a…
Messing With Success—A Small-Group Audit
by Zach Below No one wants to be audited. Just ask anyone who has ever done his own taxes; the very word sends a shudder down one’s back. Audits are…
3 Amazing Insights that Weight Watchers Can Teach the Church
by Jon Vaughan Confession time: I am a lifetime member of Weight Watchers. I love hamburgers, donuts, and pretty much anything that I’m not supposed to eat—plus I have the…
