“Along the way, my mom had some pretty tough rules that have mostly fallen out of fashion since those days. But after a few decades, I wonder if they weren’t so bad.”
Church planting is not a one-size-fits-all process — neither is training church planters.
According to a recent Lifeway Research study of U.S. adults, 53% say someone should be considered a regular churchgoer or regular church attender only if they attend church services at least weekly.
Though no longer affiliated with a Southern Baptist Convention entity, World Changers is still “Baptist through and through,” said David Flatt, executive director of World Changers.
States are increasingly passing laws that criminalize not only sexual abuse, but the grooming process that often precedes the abuse.
Recently, I’ve seen many social media posts about how modern technology like lighting, fog machines, stage design and more detract from worship.
“What if I told you that tens of millions of Americans who currently reject God are actually open to believing in Him — under the right conditions?” George Barna writes.
A new survey from Nashville-based Lifeway Research found that 94% of Protestant pastors believe their church will still be open in 10 years, with 78% strongly agreeing that will be true.
Are there locations in your context that lack sufficient gospel ministry? Which people groups are being neglected or underserved?
Drawing on more than 40 years of research, the assessment measures beliefs and behaviors across five key categories, providing a personalized report that reveals how closely one’s worldview aligns with biblical truth.
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