Church Life Archives - Page 68 of 97

Pastor becomes ‘living example’ of faith through cancer journey

January 13, 2023

Chris Winford started last year with a prayer that the Lord would make him a man of deeper faith. “Little did I know I was

Prioritizing prayer: California Baptists seeking requests from churches in 2023

January 13, 2023

Prayers for a search team to find a new pastor, for church growth, for new leaders and for children’s ministries were a few of the

Missions houses at MS church become home away from home for furloughed missionaries

January 13, 2023

Columbia, Mississippi, wasn’t originally home for Tom and Gloria Thurman. But thanks to a ministry at First Baptist Church Columbia that’s grown over the years,

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3 things to consider before downsizing your ministry staff

January 12, 2023

Anytime the economy is struggling, including inflationary times, it’s perfectly normal for leaders to look at downsizing their organizations. Right now we’re seeing massive layoffs

New next-gen curriculum designed to ‘flip the script’ for churches

January 11, 2023

Lifeway Christian Resources revealed a new, next-gen curriculum line, Hyfi, on Jan. 10 at the annual Children’s Pastors Conference. Chuck Peters, director of Lifeway Kids,

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Want more people in the pews this weekend? Try these 12 tips

January 11, 2023

We’re now beginning to see attendance at some churches meet or exceed pre-pandemic numbers, but some churches continue to struggle. In either case, here are

Songwriter’s heart for worship leads to music career

January 10, 2023

One day when Jonathan Gamble was 14, he walked into the youth room at Iron City Baptist Church in Anniston and asked Lance and Terra

Longtime missions leader shares 3 ways to ‘bring value to our churches’

January 9, 2023

How do local Baptist associations help impact and equip pastors and churches? Asa Greear, a longtime associational mission strategist and former international missionary, shares three

Gallup and Barna reveal generational shifts in church attendance

January 9, 2023

Early church leaders may not have had to contend with contemporary quandaries like Sunday sports tournaments or debates about online versus in-person attendance, but apathy