Best Christmas Sermon Ideas
Last Updated: November 2016
Every year, Christmas seems to always be "right around the corner." Right after the turkey settles from Thanksgiving, we ... Read More...
Handling Frustration with Church Bulletin Templates
This is the tale of Pastor Allan and the Church Bulletin Templates. Pastor Allan was an average pastor, or so he thought. His 90-member cong... Read More...
Wanting More vs. Growing Gratitude
We want a lot of things. Watch yourself as you go through the day. Do you find yourself wanting anything? More sleep. Better coffee. A nicer car. A be... Read More...
This Is Your Family
The church is a family. All throughout the Scripture, we read references to family terminology to describe Christian relationships. The local church i... Read More...
How to Look at Your Church from a Visitor’s Point of View
Part of being missional is making sure that our churches—everything about them—is accomplishing our mission. Our mission, of course, is to make discip... Read More...
When the Work Is Hard: Finding Fortitude in Fatigue
"I sat down and wept and mourned for days." Have you ever felt that way? Maybe you didn't actually have a multi-day weeping period (or, maybe you did)... Read More...
Five Questions to Ask about Your Preaching
You do it every week. Maybe you do it several times a week. Preaching. You are, by trade, someone who speaks to others. After a while, it can become e... Read More...
Ten Things Church Visitors Are Looking For
There is a danger in being overly sensitive to what people think of your church. The church is to follow the Bible's teaching, regardless of what peop... Read More...
Seven Church Details You Must Not Neglect
You've probably heard the saying, "the devil is in the details." The phrase is derived from an earlier idiom, "God is in the details." Whatever you th... Read More...