Saturday Lagniappe: ‘How to Foster a Culture of Evangelism’ And More
Both established churches and brand-new faith communities face the challenge of creating a culture of evangelism. So how will you commit to cultivating an evangelism culture?
Why Falling Religious Attendance Could Be Increasing Deaths of Despair
In America, attendance at religious services is falling and deaths of despair are increasing. Could the two trends be connected?
Here’s How To Recruit Great Volunteers
Pjil Cooke asked Jeremiah Ricks, the Sunday production director for Celebration how the church has become so effective with it’s volunteer team – particulary when it comes to media. Here’s their conversation….
5 Different Ways to Prepare a Sermon: Pastors Share Their Secrets
Wherever you are in your experience in preaching, this article should be helpful to you. You’ll get to see five different pastors share what a week of sermon prep looks like for them.
Church pairs Eucharist for homebound members with livestreamed services, fostering connection
Like many Episcopal churches, St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields has long trained lay Eucharistic visitors to bring the sacrament to homebound members after Sunday worship services have concluded. Those volunteers usually administer Communion by following a condensed worship form written specially for those visits. In the past year, however, the church has experimented with this new variation, in which Eucharistic visitors join in watching the livestream worship, so Communion at home and at church can be simultaneous.
Attorney defends churches suing UMC over disaffiliation process: Bishop can end lawsuit ‘anytime he wishes’
An attorney has defended the actions of a group of congregations in North Carolina who recently sued The United Methodist Church over issues they have with the denomination’s disaffiliation process.
Anglicans Ablaze