Pastor, does your church really need its own church building?
Not long ago, I listened as a pastor laid out his big dreams for a building of its own for his congregation. The…
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The Questions Few Are Asking
The newest wave of reaction to megachurches was sure to come in the wake of a string of moral failures of both charismatic…
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Doctrine? Music? Or Relationships? Why People Stay In A Congregation
I’ve always heard faith in Jesus is about relationship, not religion. The relationship to which this statement refers is having “personal relationship” with…
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A Lot of Evangelicals Have “Unhitched” From the Old Testament
Andy Stanley’s recent sermons contending that we must “unhitch” from the Old Testament in order to get to know Jesus brought a wave…
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After A Leader’s Sin Has Been Revealed
When a church leader chooses sexual sin, the effects of that sin are like a boulder dropped into a still pond. The ripples…
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Christian Conference Vs. The Local Church
“They’re back from another conference,” one of my former pastors said in a staff meeting, shaking his head in mock exhaustion. He didn’t…
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