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Pastors: How to avoid getting fired when leading a growing church

In my post last week, I looked at the reasons pastors were fired, even though their churches were growing. In this post, I offer ways some pastors have avoided this tragedy while leading a church to growth. To be clear, these actions...

source: The Christian Post

6 reasons the role of interim pastor is changing dramatically

In the recent past, the role of the interim pastor was simple and straightforward: Find someone who can preach for six to nine months until the new pastor comes on board. Today, the role of interim pastor is changing, becoming more complex,...

source: The Christian Post

Social media that worked: Videos & connection

We’re talking about social media this month on our Courageous Storytellers membership site (join today!), so we talked to a few churches about what works best for them. The answers? A lot of video. Four out of the five we talked to mentioned video. Another big win...

source: Center for Church Communication

2 tips for Thanksgiving sermons

I don’t know about you, but I find preaching on Thanksgiving to be one of the most difficult preaching assignments of the year. I mean, other than saying “We ought to be thankful,” what is there to say? And right there’s the problem, don’t...

source: Church Leaders

Pastors see economic turnaround in 2018 giving

The economic recovery appears to have reached the offering plate, according to a new study released Nov. 7. Today, 8 in 10 Protestant pastors (79 percent) say the total offerings at their church this year are at or above last year’s levels, including 42 percent who...

source: The Biblical Recorder

Pilot renewable energy program in 5 parishes good for environment, finances

The Archdiocese of New York and five of its parishes—three on Staten Island and two in Yonkers—are working cooperatively with Con Edison Solutions on a renewable energy pilot program featuring rooftop solar panels that...

source: Catholic New York

One simple step to create a year-end giving bump in your church

A lot of churches get a nice year-end bump in their finances. During the Christmas season even casual attenders come to church more often, churches hold annual events like Christmas Bazaars that bring in funds, and the week of Christmas...

source: Christianity Today

Religious leaders are trying to get more Bay Area residents to church — and they're using tech marketing tactics in their quest

The San Francisco Bay Area is home to the least churchgoing population in the United States. According to the Barna Research Group, 61 percent of residents do not attend church. But there's a group...

source: CNBC

Delafield police chaplain helps churches statewide prepare for active shooter situations

Jan Doleschal has prioritized safety for decades — ever since 1974 when she was commissioner of sports and athletics at Milwaukee Public Schools, through her time as a pastor at United Churches of Christ and now, as...

source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Amid drug crisis, spiritual first responders hit the streets

Sidewalk prayers near shoot-up spots. Sunday sermons in the back of a bar. Pleas to struggling souls to surrender to God. Funerals for members of their flock who didn't make it. Clergy members have become spiritual first responders in the opioid crisis, often leaving the...

source: U.S. News & World Report

Fastest growing religion is 'none'

Most of the men and women who were relaxing on yoga mats at a Minneapolis meditation center one recent weekend are not Sunday churchgoers, but they belong to the fastest-growing religion in the United States — none at all.

source: StarTribune

Church targeted by shooter wants members to carry guns

A Kentucky church that nearly became the target of a racially motivated attack last month has asked members with security and law enforcement backgrounds to carry firearms during bible studies and services. The historic First Baptist Church in Jeffersontown already employs...

source: Hawaii News Now

The worry of being killed in church and the safety we are promised

The first time I remember thinking about what it would mean to die with my church, I was in a cabin in the piney woods of Texas. Our family was attending the annual retreat, and the weather was horrible. My husband and I both got texts...

source: Mockingbird

Webinar Today: Establishing a Records Retention Policy

Thursday, Nov. 8Establishing a Records Retention Policy with John P. Joseph, Esq. CCA What records should your church retain and for how long? Should any records be considered “permanent”? What records are you required to maintain in your church office? Can...

source: The Church Network

Tim Keller on evangelicals and politics, social justice, how churches should treat non-Christians

Timothy Keller spoke about media perceptions of evangelicals and politics, the debate over whether Christians should support social justice, and what the book of Jonah teaches the Church today about how to treat non-Christians.

source: The Christian Post

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4 tricks to conquering church social media

Pastors: How to avoid getting fired when leading a growing church

6 reasons the role of interim pastor is changing dramatically

Social media that worked: Videos & connection

2 tips for Thanksgiving sermons

Pastors see economic turnaround in 2018 giving

Pilot renewable energy program in 5 parishes good for environment, finances

One simple step to create a year-end giving bump in your church

Religious leaders are trying to get more Bay Area residents to church — and they're using tech marketing tactics in their quest

Delafield police chaplain helps churches statewide prepare for active shooter situations

Amid drug crisis, spiritual first responders hit the streets

Fastest growing religion is 'none'

Church targeted by shooter wants members to carry guns

The worry of being killed in church and the safety we are promised

Webinar Today: Establishing a Records Retention Policy

Tim Keller on evangelicals and politics, social justice, how churches should treat non-Christians

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