This past fall, Lifeway Research came alongside Exponential to survey 1,001 Protestant pastors for the Becoming Five Multiplication Study. The Becoming Five framework encourages every church to take steps to be reproducing and multiplying.
Threat to deport persecuted Christians hits close to home for North Carolina church
Members of a North Carolina church are urging the Trump administration not to deport nearly two dozen Christian refugees from Afghanistan after they were ordered to leave the United States within days before their asylum claims have been heard by a judge.
Despite the unresolved issues that many Catholics know are long overdue, Francis achieved far more for marginalized people than any modern pope.
We are afraid but we are standing up anyway
Acquiescing to the fear and the bullying behavior that reinforces it is far worse than confronting the possibility of the retribution.
Every Day Must Be Earth Day
During the next four years it is vital that all persons of goodwill and churches, organizations and local governments pledge to do something new for the planet each month. A few suggestions and a link to many more follow....
The (Eschatological) Joy of a Parish Easter Brunch
Holy Week and the Triduum have a lot of worship, and from waving palms and stripping altars to lighting fires and flowering crosses, many of the liturgical practices are unique to the week. Even as vital and satisfying as our worship may be, there’s more to the way we mark the resurrection of Christ—the good news that the grave has no more ultimate authority—than our worship. There is food and feasting. And such is the sign of that great banquet to come.
An article that suggested ropes, not nails, held Jesus to the cross caused a firestorm.
Members of a North Carolina church are urging the Trump administration not to deport nearly two dozen Christian refugees from Afghanistan after they were ordered to leave the United States within days before their asylum claims have been heard by a judge.
Apostles Raleigh is affiliated with the Anglican Diocese of the Carolinas and the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA).Welcoming the outsider, Pope Francis brought us back to heart of Christianity
Despite the unresolved issues that many Catholics know are long overdue, Francis achieved far more for marginalized people than any modern pope.
We are afraid but we are standing up anyway
Acquiescing to the fear and the bullying behavior that reinforces it is far worse than confronting the possibility of the retribution.
Every Day Must Be Earth Day
During the next four years it is vital that all persons of goodwill and churches, organizations and local governments pledge to do something new for the planet each month. A few suggestions and a link to many more follow....
The (Eschatological) Joy of a Parish Easter Brunch
Holy Week and the Triduum have a lot of worship, and from waving palms and stripping altars to lighting fires and flowering crosses, many of the liturgical practices are unique to the week. Even as vital and satisfying as our worship may be, there’s more to the way we mark the resurrection of Christ—the good news that the grave has no more ultimate authority—than our worship. There is food and feasting. And such is the sign of that great banquet to come.
In planning Easter brunches and the like, those who do the planning need to give thought to those who have special dietary restrictions. The church that I regularly attend provided a Easter brunch between the 9:00 Am ad 11:00 AM services. It consisted of donuts, yellow sheet cake with chocolate frosting, and muffins. There was nothing for someone like myself who is a diabetic. I never attend fellowship meals at my church because I am also a vegetarian (as are a number of the students and faculty at the local state university) and there is very seldom anything on the menu that I can eat. The church views itself as an inclusive community but it is not inclusive when it comes to diet and food.Scholarly and artistic swerves from Scripture don't change the truth of the cross
An article that suggested ropes, not nails, held Jesus to the cross caused a firestorm.
5 Worship Challenges We Face All the Time
Christian worship is in trouble. Books, journals, conferences, events, and Internet resources are promoting innovative ways to ensure exemplary corporate worship. But pick a church, attend Lord’s Day worship, and more than likely you will discover that authentic Christian worship is in real trouble. We all face worship challenges.
Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention: Keeping Kids Safe at Church
Child abuse awareness receives headlines during April, which is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. But any time is a great time to protect kids. Learn how to spot and stop different types of child abuse.
Secular College Students Find Ordinary Christianity Persuasive
Christians have a great opportunity to speak into the vacuum left by secularism’s collapse.
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