Pew Research: Christians decline while ‘nones’ increase
by David Roach NASHVILLE (BP) -- The number of Christians in America has dropped nearly 8 percentage points since 2007 while the number of religiously unaffiliated adults has increased by nearly 7 percentage points during the same period. That's the finding of the Pew...
The 10 Commandments of Christian leadership development
By Eric Geiger When it comes to developing as a leader…specifically as a Christian leader, here are ten imperatives for development. Though not an exhaustive or infallible list, these challenges will help develop you as a leader. Follow first. Follow Jesus above all....
How the Church can reach Nominals and Seculars
Regardless of the groups we are trying to reach, we need evangelism strategies. By Ed Stetzer Evangelism requires a strategy. Whether you’re reaching out to Muslims, bikers, students, business people, previously unreached people—it doesn’t matter—there’s a unique way...
Eight common characteristics of successful church revitalizations
By Thom S. Rainer There is one type of church revitalization that is more successful than all others. The church closes its doors for a season, and then re-opens, usually with a new name and new leadership. I know this approach is not an option for most of you, so I...
Church planting on the front lines in Baltimore
By Kevin Ezell These men not only commit to investing their ministries in the places they’ve been sent, they invest their lives and many have wives and children who invest as well. When their communities experience joy, they do too. But when pain comes to our cities,...
Is Christianity dying?
by Russell Moore Christianity is dying. At least, that’s what major newspapers are telling us today, culling research from a new Pew Center study on what almost all sociologists are observing these days—the number of Americans who identify as Christians has reached an...
Mission:Dignity Sunday, June 28, 2015
Just five minutes can make a lifetime of difference! The stories in the above video are all true but they represent only a fraction of the 2,000 aged pastors and widows Mission:Dignity assists each month. These are men and women who sacrificed in years past to serve...
The Cooperative Program allows ordinary people to do extraordinary things next door and around the world
The CP Rant Guy is back with a new video! In “CP Rant Too!,” the Rant Guy explains how the Cooperative Program joins churches together to put missionaries in place around world. CP Rant Too! from TalkCP on Vimeo.
Should I Open the “Worship” Can of Worms?
By Todd Stiles I’m probably opening a can of worms. Lifting the lid of a Pandora’s box. Setting off a firestorm. That’s usually what happens when the topic of “worship” comes up among church-ites. Of course, it really isn’t worship that triggers the wars. It’s...
Missional angst and western church norms
We need to be willing to do church differently than we may feel is comfortable and easy. by Ed Stetzer Consumer-driven forms of Christianity are creating much angst. The prevailing model of how we do church in our Western context has been called into question, and...
