It has been a scorching hot summer in many places in the US. In Texas we are staring at triple digits all week-end long. Clergy tend to get a bit hot under the collar about church attendance in the summertime anyway. However, there are a few ways we might be able to make summer attendance a bit more…
Be the Church: Facing Nominalism
Recently we were told that the Christian Church in America “hemorrhaging members” and that the church is shrinking. It is true that the number of Americans who claim to be Christian is shrinking. But as usual, Ed Stetzer provides some real clarity in his interpretation of statistics. Turns out that people are not so much “leaving church” as they are…
Why Plant Churches Part 2: Worship
“…that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:10-11) There are many ideas prevalent today as to just what a church should do. Some will say that…
How to Choose a Church
We walked into the church carrying our colicky, crying three month old baby boy. We had decided that we would try twelve different churches over twelve weeks (not necessarily a recommended practice). As soon as we walked into this particular church we were warmly welcomed but we immediately realized that we had misread their website….
