Church leaders have a difficult time with the idea of rest despite the fact God created a day especially for the purpose.
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What Are the Most Churched (and Unchurched) Cities in America?
According to Barna Research, Chattanooga, Tennessee, has the highest percentage of its population who are very active in church. Almost 6 in 10 residents (59 percent) are regular churchgoers.
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6 Words That Will Help the Dreaded Staff Meeting
How can you keep staff meetings fresh and productive at your church? Try using these six words to guide the agenda.
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What Small Church Pastors Wish Others Knew
A lot of sincere, Bible-believing disciples of Jesus mistakenly think that because a church is small and its field limited, anything it does for the Lord is tiny and worth little.
The story of the widow’s small gift (Mark 12:41-44) should forever disabuse us of that notion.
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What Does the Growth of Nondenominationalism Mean?
The future of American religion is increasingly being driving by the nones and nons—the religiously unaffiliated and the denominationally unaffiliated.
A new Gallup study finds the percentage of Americans who identify with a specific Protestant denomination has fallen from 50 percent in 2000 to 30 percent in 2016.
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4 Types of People Curious about the Church
Christian bookstore visitors range from quilting-bee grandmothers to rough-and-tumble bikers.
While each guest may look different on the outside, I find they often ask similar questions. These questions reveal four types of people who may be future guests at your church.
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