How to Encourage Church-Wide Evangelism Evangelism is a core mission of the church, reflecting the Lord’s command in Matthew 28:19-20 to “go and make disciples of all nations.” However, developing a church-wide evangelism requires intentionality, vision, and strategy. Here are several steps to engage the whole church in this vital
The Church As A Community of Gratitude “In response to Christ’s exaltation, the church is a glad community,” writes Oliver O’Donovan in “The Desire of the Nations.” How could it be otherwise? Christ’s exaltation consists in his resurrection from the dead, defeat of the last enemy Death, ascension to his
Why Isn’t the Good News Connecting With People? If, as we say, the “Gospel of Jesus Christ” is heaven’s Good News, and if this good news is the answer to mankind’s deepest, biggest, worst problems, and if it’s free and eternal and for everyone, one would think people would be
Prevent Dechurching: 3 Critical Questions Your Church Should Ask If the church in America is going to make any meaningful progress toward addressing the 40 million adults who’ve left the church in the last 30 years, we must run on two mission-critical train tracks: individual and institutional. The Ideal Church
How to Reach a Culture Not Interested in the Gospel It’s time we face the music. That day we’ve heard about, it’s here. Our culture doesn’t care about Jesus. The Church is More than a Content Producer The vision of our Lord for his church is that it would be
Your Church Needs to Fail More Failure is an inevitable part of innovation. In fact, failure is a necessary part of innovation; it is an iterative process that inherently involves failure. But in our modern church settings, where it can feel – as is sometimes true – that we are
The Discipleship Crisis The discipleship crisis is not confined to the United Kingdom. It affects Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. It is present wherever people identify as Christians and even go to church but only subscribe to a few of the core beliefs of Christianity. It explains
Religion as a Cultural and Political Identity Republicans like the *idea* of religion, without the actual religion part. Why I’m Not an Exvangelical Carey Nieuwhof explains why he’s not an Exvangelical. 7 Parenting Errors That Can Influence Adult Children to Leave the Faith …here are seven parenting errors that can