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- 1. Survey Reveals How COVID-19 Has Impacted Faith
- The Center for Bible Engagement's (CBE) recent survey of frequent church attenders reveals the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on faith. To support pastors and churches navigating this crisis, the ...
- Created on 02 April 2020
- 2. Remind Yourself of This Biblical Truth When Feeling Lonely
- Loneliness is simply feeling as if no one sincerely cares about you or is interested in your life beyond surface interactions. It is assuming that nobody desires to listen to your thoughts or quietly understand ...
- Created on 02 April 2020
- 3. Practical Ways to Deal with Decreased Giving During COVID-19
- These are unprecedented times, and just as the economy is uncertain, the "economy" of many churches and nonprofits are also uncertain as giving falls off, but financial obligations stay constant. It's ...
- Created on 01 April 2020
- 4. 10 Thoughts From Pastors Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
- Like many others, I've tried to encourage pastors and church leaders facing the global crisis of COVID-19. My good friend and colleague, Keith Whitfield, and I have begun a Facebook page called "Great ...
- Created on 01 April 2020
- 5. Are You Actively Imitating the Life and Teaching of Christ?
- ... to make disciples in your workplace? "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matt. 28:19). Born into an entrepreneuri ...
- Created on 01 April 2020
- 6. Why Church Members Choose One Service Over Another
- My church has five services on Sunday morning across two sites and in two languages. I preach three services in English; our Hispanic pastor preaches a service in Spanish; and our campus pastor preaches ...
- Created on 31 March 2020
- 7. Ask These 9 Questions Before Starting Online Small Groups
- The most frequently asked question I get from pastors is always about online small groups, and it's a question that has become dramatically relevant for churches in recent weeks. How does Saddleback Church ...
- Created on 31 March 2020
- 8. Why More Gospel-Focused Churches Will Arise Post-COVID-19
- You will never get to return to your church. Let me be clearer. When you return to gather for worship, fellowship and study, it will not be the same church before the coronavirus pandemic. The world will ...
- Created on 30 March 2020
- 9. Don't Let Your Church Fall Into This Toxic Trap
- "Tradition is the living faith of the dead; traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. And, I suppose I should add, it is traditionalism that gives tradition such a bad name." —Jaroslav Pelikan They ...
- Created on 30 March 2020
- 10. 9 Signs You've Made Preaching an Idol
- I confess that these thoughts are not original. The idea for this post came from Lewis Allen's book, The Preacher's Catechism, where Allen lists the first three signs of preaching idolatry listed below. ...
- Created on 27 March 2020
- 11. How Pastors Can Learn and Remember People's Names
- "[The shepherd] calls his own sheep by name, and he leads them out" (John 10:3). The evangelist had held a revival in my church one year earlier, just before I arrived as the new pastor, and it had gone ...
- Created on 27 March 2020
- 12. Remind Yourself of This Biblical Truth When Fear Grips You
- ... er created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Rom. 8:38–39). Paul and the Holy Spirit chose to use an extremely powerful word in their closing ...
- Created on 26 March 2020
- 13. How to Get a Better Grip on Your Investments
- Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket? Well, when I was 17 and first had my license, I got two tickets in the same week! Once I figured out how those speed limit signs worked, I was in much better shape, ...
- Created on 26 March 2020
- 14. Keep This Truth in Mind Sunday When Staring at an Empty Sanctuary
- ... on why you do what you do. Let us never forget that we're leading worship for God first, and people second. People must always be second. There is nothing more holy or spiritual about worshippi ...
- Created on 25 March 2020
- 15. 7 Truths to Hang on to During the COVID-19 Crisis
- The last few weeks have been full of unprecedented changes in our lives and in our ministries. I know many pastors are trying to figure out how to minister in a period of social distancing, how to serve ...
- Created on 25 March 2020
- 16. LifeWay Offers Free Digital Curriculum to Churches During COVID-19 Crisis
- In response to an unprecedented global crisis, LifeWay Christian Resources is taking unprecedented steps of their own in offering free digital curriculum for all ages from "The Gospel Project," "Bible ...
- Created on 24 March 2020
- 17. Cling to This Familiar Bible Passage During COVID-19 Panic
- "Can you wait a minute?" Most Americans can't stand to hear that phrase. We want things fast. In fact, we want things now. (And if we can't get it for free, we want a bargain; that, however, is an article ...
- Created on 24 March 2020
- 18. How to Keep Children Calm During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Even though children are less likely to contract COVID-19 than adults, they are just as susceptible or even more susceptible to being emotionally affected by it. Here are some practical steps parents ...
- Created on 24 March 2020
- 19. How to Tell You've Arrived as a Big-Shot Preacher
- ... n commentary notes. "The Official Jerry Big-Shot Bible." It still has the basic 66 books of the Holy Scripture, of course, but no one is buying it for that. They are purchasing it for the wonderful, scintillati ...
- Created on 24 March 2020
- 20. Redemptive Hiring: Using Your Business to Transform Lives
- I heard a new phrase the other day from one of our sponsor partners, Think Utility Services in Clearwater, Florida. They practice "redemptive hiring." It's the practice of hiring someone, when God points ...
- Created on 23 March 2020
