Five Cultural Shifts That Should Affect the Way We Do Church
Posted: January 7, 2018By Carol Howard Merritt It’s probably good that most churches aren’t wrapped up on the latest fads. But there are cultural shifts congregations and church leaders need to track and […]
Read more →What Worship Style Attracts the Millennials?
Posted:By Thom Rainer My son, Jess Rainer, and I recently spoke in Texas on the topic of the Millennials, America’s largest generation of nearly 79 million persons. Because we […]
Read more →Five Reasons a Christmas Eve Service Reachers the Unchurched
Posted: November 14, 2017By Thom Rainer It is likely the single day of the year more unchurched decide to visit a church. It is an incredible opportunity for most congregations. While Easter is […]
Read more →Six Essentials for Advertising on Facebook This Christmas
Posted:By Jonathan Howe It’s November, so it’s time to talk about Christmas—at least that’s what my kids tell me. And with Christmas Eve falling on a Sunday, we’ll have more […]
Read more →Called by fire
Posted: September 24, 2017By Sue Sprang GLADWIN COUNTY – What if I were tell you that three out of four ECLA clergy are volunteer fire fighters? Well, at least that’s true for Gladwin […]
Read more →Six Ways to Keep Your Church’s Momentum Going this Summer
Posted: September 4, 2017By Jonathan Howe Summer often means vacation time and travel for many church members. It also means lower attendance and participation numbers in many churches. While you’ll likely experience […]
Read more →The Top Ten Surprises New Pastors Have
Posted:By Thom Rainer I love pastors. I love their hearts. I love their commitment to God and to the churches they serve. I also love new pastors. It is fascinating […]
Read more →Why it Takes Five to Seven Years to Become the Pastor of a Church
Posted:By Thom Rainer You are the new pastor of the church. Expectations are high on your part and on the members’ part. Perhaps you celebrate with some type of installation […]
Read more →A Day Camp Story
Posted: July 10, 2017By Sue Sprang NEW ERA – The pastor and members of Trinity Lutheran Church, New Era, didn’t allow the demise of their Vacation Bible School program keep them from reaching […]
Read more →Spirit and Fire, Time to Retire…or Not
Posted:By Sue Sprang SYNOD – Sister Nancy Brousseau, O.P. knew as a child that she was headed for serving God and the church. Now, as she steps away from her […]
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