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March 21, 2020

6 Practical Ways Believers Can Gospel-Shine in Times of Crisis

Now is the time for Christians and local churches to be in the personal business.
October 4, 2019

Weaving a Life Together as ONE: Which Side (Bible or Post-Christian) Goes Deeper?

When both parties pursue the altruistic-good of the other in an attempt to reach deeper mental, emotional, and spiritual unity, happiness and fulfillment will mark the marriage relationship.
September 27, 2019

As Long as We Both Shall LIVE vs. As Long as We Both Shall LOVE: Where’s the Benefit?

With sustained, life-long commitment, not only do personal lives possess the potential for realized emotional and psychological contentment, but also children and communities stand to benefit from it as well.
May 8, 2019

Why Fewer People Belong to Church: 8: Silo-ing

Salt and light were meant to be spread, not hidden or siloed from the rest of the world.
May 2, 2019

Why Fewer People Belong to Church: 7. Perceived Wrong Motivations

The church needs purer altruistic motivations if she hopes to see the Kingdom of God advanced. Sadly, if you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.
April 18, 2019

Why Fewer People Belong to Church: 5. Boredom

Many church leavers are not interested in entertainment either. They simply want spiritual food that’s strikes their interest, their curiosity and their human need.
March 28, 2019

Why Fewer People Belong to Church: 3. Disappointment

Jesus' example of identifying with people must serve as our model if we ever hope to turn the tide favorably back towards the church and her incarnational place in society.
March 21, 2019

Why Fewer People Belong to Church: 2. Disinterest

People looking for a church found that the congregatons they visited failed to engage them in meaningful ways.
March 14, 2019

Why Fewer People Belong to Church Today: 1. Disassociation

What areas of opportunity or need exists within a five-mile radius of your church campus?
November 1, 2018

Is There Hope and a Future for Gen Z Youth with the Church?

Today we conclude our series of blogs on Gen Z culture (those born 1998-2015), asking this central question: based on all the emerging research on this new youth generation, will the church be able to reach them?  Twenty or more years from now when they are adults, bringing children into the world (if Jesus tarries), will the church be there or extinct?  Is there a hope and a future for them and the church? Using research from the Barna Group and Impact 360 Institute (their book, Gen Z, 103-106), we find that in some ways the church possesses opportunities to […]