How Event Evangelism Helps People Share the Mission One of the tools we can use for training people to get comfortable talking with others, inviting them to our weekend worship gatherings, and eventually sharing their faith is through special events. Event evangelism can include the more popular ones like Easter
Has the Decline of U.S. Christianity Finally Stopped? While media narratives often frame American religion as being in terminal decline, the data tells a more nuanced story. For church leaders, these findings point toward both significant challenges and also genuine reasons for hope, providing us with direction rather than just
10 Ways Churches Can Engage with Their Local Communities Churches play a vital role in their communities, offering salvation, guidance, support, and outreach to those in need. However, to remain relevant and effective, churches must actively engage with their local communities in meaningful ways. Church community engagement goes beyond Sunday
A reality check on the reach of white Christian nationalism in 7 charts In the wake of the election of Donald Trump with the strong support of white evangelical and other conservative white Christians, my organization, PRRI, released last week our annual update of the largest ongoing study of Christian
Making Change in an Older Church (Without Running Over the Old Guard) It can be particularly challenging for a pastor to lead change in an older church when the primary decision makers (or most of the members) have been in the church for several years, sometimes a few decades. Thom
Beyond the Pulpit: Every Believer’s Call to Meaningful Ministry …ministry isn’t confined to pulpits or limited to those with formal theological training. It’s not reserved for Sunday mornings or restricted to church buildings. Instead, it’s a calling that belongs to every believer, a truth that should fundamentally reshape how we
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe takes office, proclaims ‘one church in Christ’ for a changing world The Most Rev. Sean Rowe began his nine-year term as the 28th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church with an intimate but festive investiture service on Nov. 2 in New York that was livestreamed to
What Young Adults Look for in a Church Many of the frustrations surrounding our failure to reach young adults are less about them and more about the church. Rick Warren lists 10 action steps through the book of Acts to help church leaders ‘finish their race’ In his 54th year