By Michael Lewis ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Pastor, you need rest. You were built to rest. God uses healthy pastors to build healthy churches. That’s why you and your church’s partnership in working through a sabbatical ministry plan may...
Read MoreBy Todd Stiles In light of the first of two messages in our new series regarding evangelism, two questions arose I’d like to address. (Note: To get some of the background to these questions, listen to the message here.) 1. What...
Read MoreFirst Family Church will be hosting speaker and author Christopher Yuan on Sunday, June 14, 2015. He will be speaking on Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son’s Journey to God in both the 8:30AM and 10:30AM Celebration services. He...
Read MoreAmerican culture is becoming less conducive to Christian values—it’s a reality. The question is: what will the church do? By Ed Stetzer Whether we admit it or not, many evangelicals in America believe, deep down, that the...
Read Moreby Diana Davis Pop quiz! Seriously. Before you read this column, please write your answers to these questions about your home: 1. Approximate age of your home 2. Approximate square footage 3. Description of furnishings: New,...
Read Moreby Benjamin Hawkins/The Pathway CARTHAGE, Mo. (BP) — Five years after an EF5 tornado carved a mile-wide path of destruction through Joplin, Mo., the music minister at one local church has received a community achievement...
Read MoreBy Adam Miller CLEVELAND, Ohio– At breakfast one winter morning the owner of a Cleveland area restaurant interrupted Jeff Bodziony’s conversation with a friend. Bodziony and the owner knew each other after months of these...
Read MoreBy Mark Clifton Legacy church planting isn’t limited to churches at the very end of their lives. Many churches find themselves with buildings far larger than they need even as they struggle to impact their immediate community in...
Read MoreBy Thom S. Rainer One of the more common questions I’m asked relates to growth barriers. For example, church leaders may want to know how to move past the 150-attendance level of the past five years. Or other leaders desire to...
Read MoreConsider celebrating and observing World Refugee Sunday 2015 on June 14 or 21. This is a great time to cast vision to reach out in love to refugees and get your people involved in ministering and sharing the love and message of...
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