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Resources for navigating politics
As the November general election gets closer, churches and church leaders cross their fingers that no major conflicts arise before, during, or after. Faith & Leadership offers a page dedicated to articles and resources for folks who could use...
“Practice Advent as a Season of Preparation”
While many of us are just now getting ready for fall's litany of falling leaves, football, and pumpkin spice everything, many churches are starting their planning for the season of Advent. In our go-go-go culture, it is easy to only think of Christmas and eschew...
A Church Offers Training in Faith and Finance
One of the common yet least talked about issues in church's today is financial literacy. We often assume how people earn, save, and spend is their business and their business alone; however, people in the pews - across all incomes - may not actually know HOW to...
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The Church Isn’t Dying. It’s Being Remade.
At a conference a few months ago, I heard a pastor say matter-of-factly, in response to a question about attendance decline, "We have been due for a reformation. It happens about every 500 years." This may sound silly, but there is some truth to it. Churches, as in...
5 Addicitons the Church Must Overcome to Grow in the Future
In this age of uncertainty, it is tempted to lean upon the past as the guidepost for the future. We built our churches as full-fledged institutions with our own buildings, staff, and programs. As much as these things are indeed helpful to ministry, they can also be a...
New Possibilities for Engaging Ministry Participants and Leaders
"No one wants to volunteer." It was the common refrain I heard as a local church pastor. One person wants to start a ministry, but no one comes along. Or a longstanding ministry struggles to recoup losses when previous volunteers step away. In this article from the...