First person: Handling church trolls online
October 21, 2025
I’ve consulted with hundreds of churches over the years, and sadly, online trolls are a common enemy shared by some of the most effective churches in America.
Church Life
Survey reveals confusion among churchgoers about family, sanctity of life
October 20, 2025
A new national survey shows that biblical clarity about family and the sanctity of life is fading, even among regular churchgoers.
Study: American churchgoers more ambivalent about family, sanctity of life
October 15, 2025
A new national study — conducted by the Family Research Council in partnership with the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University — reveals an erosion of biblical conviction among regular U.S. churchgoers.
Study: How is economy impacting churches?
October 15, 2025
Giving at local churches is not keeping up with inflation, but pastors feel better about the economy than they did last year.
Creating a culture of generosity in your church
October 14, 2025
Churches have poorly discipled people in stewardship, but they can learn to grow a generosity culture, said David Whiting at the August 28 Thrive Baptist Network Lunch and Learn.
Teaching churches to count what matters most
October 13, 2025
But aren’t there more important things to count that look at the vitality and vibrancy of a congregation?
Study: Evaluating church discipleship strategies
October 10, 2025
Most pastors are confident their churches are helping people grow as Christians. Just don’t ask them how they know that.
Study argues religion decline worldwide follows predictable sequence
October 6, 2025
“We hope this article is useful as a kind of grand narrative about what’s going on in the world, a model of how to see global religious change,” Conrad Hackett, one of the authors, told RNS.
Who sinned during the lost years of congregations?
October 5, 2025
I saw the signs of future sin way before we entered the lost years of the congregation my family helped launch when I was in high school. It was certainly not intentional sin. It was all unintentional. We caught it before it became an ongoing sinful practice.
S.M.A.R.T. disciple-making tool: Keeping your discipleship plan simple, effective
September 29, 2025
“We have overcomplicated making disciples,” Andy Taylor said to a group of pastors and ministers at a Send Network Conference held in Moore, Oklahoma on September 15th.
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