Ryan NelsonDefining your church’s brand is about helping people find their place in the body of Christ. It’s an expression of how the passions your people carry collide with the community you inhabit. It’s a physical reflection of the...
Matthew BoffeyYou chose, now we’re reporting. Here are the top 10 songs sung in churches using Faithlife Proclaim in November. 1.What a Beautiful Name 2. This Is Amazing Grace 3. Great Are You, Lord 4. Doxology 5. Reckless Love Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending...
It’s that time of year when churches kick things up a notch. We’re celebrating God’s greatest act of mercy: sending his Son to redeem the world. And since a multitude of angels sang at his appearing, it’s right that churches celebrate with at least...
The church in Corinth had a problem. One of their own was actively engaging in sexual sin that went beyond the immorality of non-Christian Corinthians (1 Corinthians 5:1). This person was choosing to live in sin, despite being part of the body of...
Ray Deck IIIThere are 3 kinds of preachers in the world. Those who have been interrupted in the middle of a message. Those who will be interrupted someday soon. Those who are being interrupted right now. Murphy’s law tells us that service interruptions...
Andre KazadayevOver the last decade, media has played a more prevalent role in the church than ever before. And it shows no sign of slowing down. By media, I mean everything from websites and worship presentations, to bulletins and podcasts. That flyer your...
Jimi Hendrix. Heath Ledger. Whitney Houston. Cory Monteith. Philip Seymour Hoffman. And countless others. The drug culture that so often surrounds celebrities is tragic from every angle, and too often deadly. These men and women live in the...
Who would dare criticize the Charles Spurgeon, the great prince of preachers? Maybe more people than you think. The Spurgeon Commentary: Galatians opens with a brief biography of his ministry. This passage might surprise you: When 19-year-old...
In Matthew 7:13, Jesus describes the Christian life—the path to spiritual freedom—as being a narrow road that’s difficult to find and follow. He said that most people take a different road—a road that is wide and flat, a road that is easy to...
You have a lot of control over your Faithlife Group’s privacy settings. Use this guide to get your group’s privacy settings tuned exactly right. Group privacy levels When you create a new Faithlife Group, you can choose between three...
John Wesley said, “Christianity is essentially a social religion . . . to turn it into a solitary religion, is indeed to destroy it.” But living as part of a faith community can be difficult. Differences in personality, upbringing...
Camp, vacations, Little League, and family reunions all take their toll on summertime church attendance. Since giving trends tend to mirror attendance trends, summer can be a scary time for many churches. Instead of trying to fight the summertime...
Since its founding on the day of Pentecost, the church has been characterized by both diversity and unity. Unfortunately, modern ministry practices like age segregation and demographic targeting have homogenized many churches. Here are four ways to...
Faithlife StaffWe have some terrific news for you and your worship team. Your Proclaim group will now live at Logos’ new online community, Faithlife. When you invite or accept Proclaim worship team members, you’ll do it through the Faithlife groups page. This...