Pastors and churchgoers assume people with disabilities will feel at home in their church, but congregations haven’t always made sure that would be the case.
A newly released report by Barna Group and Gloo finds that while emotional strain and exhaustion has improved among pastors in the U.S., satisfaction has decreased from 72% in 2015 to 52% in 2026.
Have altar calls asking people to publicly declare they feel God is calling them into vocational Christian service ran their course?
It looks like a girl’s college dorm room exploded all over our dining room table. You’ll find lamps, fan, hangers, plastic shelves, a headboard, bedding,
When I started ministry many years ago, on-campus Sunday School was the predominant form of small groups. That trend has changed now, but the structure of old-fashioned Sunday school still provides needed lessons for small groups, regardless of their meeting place or time.
Trip attended a denominational meeting for deacons where a speaker urged every church to help launch a new congregation.
Remember the romantic love Bonnie Raitt sang about in her 1991 recording: “Let’s give ’em something to talk about.” I want to give you something much better to talk about — love for the good news of Jesus.
Regular small group participants are likely to be among the most mature disciples in a church, but they still need encouragement in some areas.
In my ministry context, I have heard many versions of this notion over the years, phrased as both a question and also a declaration: “I don’t have to
“Gen Z loves the spiritual disciplines. But disciplines separated from church community do not create disciples.”
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