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Is your church truly healthy?
It’s a question every pastor should contemplate. Yet many leaders are unsure how to evaluate the fitness of their congregations.
Health assessments of any kind can be challenging. A physician’s first question during a patient’s annual checkup is often, “How are you feeling?”
That’s only the starting point, though. There are f...
We talk a lot about generosity in church circles. We teach it, encourage it, and sometimes even track it. But behind the concept of giving is something far more personal. It is not just about what leaves our hands, but what shapes our hearts.
Before generosity becomes a habit, it must become a posture. A way of seeing the world. A way of living where everything ...
The season of Advent begins this Sunday, November 30, and ends, appropriately enough, on Christmas Eve — Wednesday, December 24.
No doubt many churches will sing Isaac Watts’ “Joy to the World” throughout this season, especially on Christmas Eve. But did you know that Watts wrote that song to celebrate the Second Coming, not the birth of Jesus Christ?
Advent cel...
When I stepped into the role of children’s pastor at Calvary Christian Church (Assemblies of God) near Boston six years ago, I did not realize how multicultural this ministry would become.
Today, with people from more than 40 nations in the congregation, children might hear songs and conversations in a number of different languages each week.
During potluck meal...
During the Sunday morning worship service, after the congregation has sung, my pastor invites us to greet one another. We turn and shake hands with our pew-neighbors. If we know someone well, we might offer a hug.
This practice has New Testament roots, though the biblical greeting seems more intimate than handshakes and hugs. “Greet one another with a holy kiss,” Paul ...
