Let me start by saying that one of my great frustrations is the number of churches that discontinued their Sunday livestream broadcast after the pandemic.
A 2025 Lifeway Research article indicated while only 1 percent of protestant pastors on average decide to step down from ministry each year, the reasons for them stepping down are dynamic, with pastors facing many unique challenges and uncertainties.
Most churchgoers place a high value on the Bible, but only about a third commit to reading it every day.
We love new things. New clothes, new cars, new shoes. In this new era of college football, schools seem to love finding new coaches, too.
In my various roles, I’ve been privileged to travel the world, talk to global brothers and sisters in Christ, and learn from them. I may
I don’t brag enough about my wife. I was a single pastor the first 10 years I served as a pastor, and then God brought Pam into my world.
Ministry is a tough calling. It demands more than sermon preparation and hospital visits. It requires the whole person.
February is the shortest month of the year, which makes it perfect for simple church communication improvements that don’t require a committee, a budget meeting, or a miracle. Happy February!
At a wonderful gathering many years ago, I learned from Christian spiritual and strategic experts about how congregations can effectively fulfill the Great Commission.
I’ve done it as a listener, and you probably have, too. By time Monday rolls around and the week cranks up, you’ve already forgotten the sermon from the day before.
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