America has a literacy problem. Almost 14 percent of the adult population cannot read. But illiteracy isn’t just a problem in secular society. A far worse kind of illiteracy affects the church: Biblical illiteracy.
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5 Ways To Resist Pulpit Peer Pressure
Pulpit peer pressure can lead us to making bad decisions about our preaching.
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5 Surprising Aspects of Spiritually Healthy Churches
Among the 30 percent of American churches that say they are thriving, five factors show up more frequently than in other churches.
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6 Traits Most Megachurches Share
American megachurches have one obvious commonality: They’re mega. But that’s not all that unites these sometimes disparate congregations.
According to analysis by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, megachurches in the U.S. have several traits in common.
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5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Small Group Summer Slump
Almost every church and Bible study group will experience a slight downturn in attendance between Memorial Day and back-to-school time in August.
Whether your Bible study group meets year-round or takes the summer off, here are five ways to make the most of the summer slumps.
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Where Are All the Megachurches?
Protestant megachurches have increased from 600 at the turn of the century to more than 1,600 today. And the South has almost as many as the rest of the U.S. combined.
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