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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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How Can the Church Respond to the Rise of the Nones?
It may sound like a broken record for regular readers of our blog posts, but the so-called "Nones"* are a big demographic in our communities. In this blog for the Lewis Center for Church Leadership, friend of Project Thrive Dr. Ryan Burge discusses ways churches can...
Ministry Opportunity: Congregations Can Help Each Other
During our Microgrant Retreat last week, we saw something amazing happen. As churches spoke about their microgrant plans, other churches offered feedback and ideas, leading to a sense of shared purpose and mission between the persons in attendance. Congregations work...
Ministry Tips: 8 Tips for Effective Programs
Programming. Outside of Worship, programming is the meat and potatoes of many churches' communal life. Whether a Bible study, an interest group, even a prayer circle. We as Christians do our best work when we gather. But I'm sure you, as have I, have been to an event...