The Three Most Common Sentences of Dying Churches
Posted: October 31, 2016By Thom Ranier If churches could speak, what would their words be on their deathbeds? You don’t have to wait until a church closes its doors to hear some of […]
Read more →Giving a nod to Mother Earth
Posted: September 5, 2016By Sue Sprang LANSING – Members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lansing, have committed to caring for Mother Earth and, with the formation of the Green Team about one year ago, […]
Read more →Being church together
Posted:By Sue Sprang BATTLE CREEK/NILES – Shortly after Pastor Kjersten Priddy arrived at Trinity Lutheran Church, Battle Creek, the congregation received a check from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Niles. Puzzled, […]
Read more →Eight Mistakes Churches Make on Their Websites
Posted: August 7, 2016By Jonathan Howe Your church’s website acts as the front door of your church. It’s likely the first place a guest will look for information about your church. I’ve written […]
Read more →Operation Turkey Sandwich
Posted: August 1, 2016By Sue Sprang While most of us enjoy not working on holidays (especially Thanksgiving and Christmas), more and more workers are finding themselves at their jobs as stores, restaurants, cinemas, […]
Read more →Young boxers find self-worth
Posted:By Sue Sprang SAGINAW – Many churches across our synod have after-school or summer programs for children and youth, ranging from music, tutoring, recreation, and child care to art, learning, […]
Read more →The value of a penny
Posted:By Sue Sprang JACKSON – Water. For most Americans it’s a take-for-granted commodity. We drink it, cook with it, brew coffee and tea in it. We use it for bathing, […]
Read more →Ten Traits of the Healthiest Churches Ten Years From Now
Posted:By Thom Rainer I am not a prophet. Please don’t stone me if I get one of these ten traits wrong. And while there is a good bit of subjectivity […]
Read more →Seven Ways Church Outreach Has Changed
Posted: June 21, 2016By Thom Rainer “So what are churches doing to reach people today, Thom?” I hear some version of that question on a regular basis. The difficult response is that more […]
Read more →Bringing New Life to Your Congregation
Posted: June 20, 2016By Judy Urban Many congregations are struggling to keep existing members and attract new ones. Today’s faith communities are reexamining everything in an effort to more fully engage existing members […]
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