“Is it better to give or to receive?”
Without hesitation, most church members would answer “To give!” Yet, when it comes to actually giving? You know how it goes. . . .
There’s considerably more hesitation, and even people who absolutely want to give don’t always follow through with their intentions. For example, the majority of church members don’t tithe. Only a scant 1 percent of millennials do.1 (more…)
Nearly a decade ago Charlie Dates became the youngest senior pastor in Chicago’s Progressive Baptist Church’s 100-year history. He also holds a PhD in theological studies and has contributed to two books: Letters to a Birmingham Jail and Say It: Celebrating Expository Preaching in the African American Tradition. [Read more…]
By Adam McLaughlin
There’s no shortage of ideas to communicate to our church members, and they all seem to creep into our announcements and church emails. Soon we’re communicating everything about everything—which becomes noise—instead of communicating a few things with intentionality. [Read more…]
By Brandon Crowe
When we ask, “What does the Bible say about work?” we often find a list of verses telling us to work hard and be faithful in our labor. But when we take a broader view of the topic, we can ask: how does the great commandment shape my view of productivity? [Read more…]
At the start of his academic career, Dr. Michael Heiser wasn’t interested in the supernatural world. It was only after two master’s degrees and PhD study that one verse startled him awake and led him down a path into the Bible few take—finding the truth about demons, angels, and the unseen realm. [Read more…]
Ready for the most important insight about moving to online church services? It’s not simply live streaming a church service.
I like how Benjamin Windle, founder and pastor of Lifeplace Church in Australia, puts it: “Adding a live stream and thinking that’s the solution is like a university adding a camera into a lecture room and calling it ‘online campus.’ It’s not the full expression of what a campus is; it’s just a camera feed.”1 [Read more…]
Whether you’re talking with people about your faith or studying Scripture on your own, you may come across a few frequent questions that seem to disprove Christianity. In Rebecca McLaughlin’s 2019 award-winning book, Confronting Christianity (July’s free book!), she provides an exploration into 12 of these heavy questions including: [Read more…]
What if people who came to your live stream service felt like they were a part of it? Felt connected?
From that live stream connection, you could build an online church community that engages all week long. The foundation for that is making your live stream service feel more like an in-person service. [Read more…]
These deals are so good, they won’t stay around long! Add new favorites to your library before the bargains disappear. [Read more…]
In this week’s training mailbag segment, we’ll be fielding additional questions about using Faithlife Proclaim. As always, whether we’ve addressed your questions or not, we’d love to hear from you! Add your questions as new comments below, and we may answer them in an upcoming mailbag segment. [Read more…]