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It's not too late, but time is running out

The 62nd National Conference of The Church Network is a not-to-be-missed conference for persons involved...

source: The Church Network

Is it possible to enjoy work every day?

While I was inclined to say no to this question, I have been proven wrong. After asking it in the varied...

source: By Catherine Iste

3 common blind spots in leaders

One of my mentors, Brad Waggoner, has regularly quipped, “Most people struggle with self-awareness, so why would I think I am somehow different from everyone else?” He is right. Everyone struggles with self-awareness to a degree, and we are foolish if we think...

source: Church Leaders

4 ways to share God's love in summertime

According to a recent Barna report, American Christians are less likely to share their faith with others than they were 25 years ago. In 1993, 9 out of 10 Christians agreed with the statement, “Every Christian has a responsibility to share their faith.” Today,...

source: Christianity Today

Say yes(!) to the next generation

Capital campaigns are nothing new to Steve Williams, Senior Pastor at NorthPointe Community Church in Fresno, California. Even so, engaging professional expertise has been a great asset in helping this church meet — and exceed — its ambitious $5-million goal...

source: Church Executive

Silence is not spiritual: The evangelical #MeToo movement

On Wednesday, as ten thousand members of the Southern Baptist Convention gathered outside the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, in downtown Dallas, for the denomination’s annual conference, about two dozen women stood on faded grass nearby. They carried white...

source: The New Yorker

Texas court bars employment claims due to ecclesiastical abstention doctrine

The ecclesiastical abstention doctrine can provide religious institutions with protection from employment-related lawsuits. Based upon the religious freedom amendments contained in the U.S. and Texas constitutions, this doctrine...

source: Ogletree Deakins

Churches must 'count the cost' of pursuing youth on social media

Youth have abandoned Facebook in favor of other social media platforms. Data recently released by the Pew Research Center shows Facebook rates fourth behind YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat among young people. So, should churches with strong...

source: Baptist News Global

A 'deep' approach to mission helps churches connect with local communities, report finds

A Partnership for Missional Church program developed by the Church Mission Society for local churches, helps to empower lay people, a study has found. The finding came into a report commissioned into the three-year PMC program which CMS introduced in the U.K. in 2011.

source: Anglican Communion

Consider conducting a mid-year review

You've heard of spring cleaning and closing the accounting books at year-end, but have you considered...

source: By Deborah Ike

Faith leaders oppose Trump's immigration policy of separating children from parents

A Trump administration policy of separating children from their parents on the U.S. border has prompted a crescendo of criticism among religious leaders. They span different faiths, denominations and ages. Some of them have...

source: NPR

It's not too late, but time is running out

The 62nd National Conference of The Church Network is a not-to-be-missed conference for persons involved...

source: The Church Network

Many church services are now a sea of iPhones. And clergy members think that's great.

A worshipper stares at their phone while sitting in a church pew. The rousing sermon by Episcopal Bishop Michael Curry delivered at the royal wedding a few weeks ago drew notice around the world for its energy, its very American...

source: Slate

3 teams that are critical to church growth

Church growth should be a team effort, with God as the head of that team. God has provided the people who are leading the church with you—staff and volunteers—and they need to understand their critical role in the health and growth of the church as a whole.

source: Church Leaders

Emerging Gen Z may deliver huge blow to religion in US

It looks like Gen Z, the age group with older members just now graduating from high school, wants as little or less from religious organizations than their millennial predecessors. That may come as little surprise to churches, nonprofits and businesses that have been trying...

source: Baptist News Global

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Say yes(!) to the next generation

Silence is not spiritual: The evangelical #MeToo movement

Texas court bars employment claims due to ecclesiastical abstention doctrine

Churches must 'count the cost' of pursuing youth on social media

A 'deep' approach to mission helps churches connect with local communities, report finds

Consider conducting a mid-year review

Faith leaders oppose Trump's immigration policy of separating children from parents

It's not too late, but time is running out

Many church services are now a sea of iPhones. And clergy members think that's great.

3 teams that are critical to church growth

Emerging Gen Z may deliver huge blow to religion in US

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