Jerry Pillay Department of Church History and Church Polity, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, South Africa ABSTRACT This article traces the historical impact of the church in transforming, developing and changing society. It looks at how the church in selected periods in history, mainly in the reformation era, worked towards the transformation of society […]
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As a church or organization gets larger, complexity increases. That may seem obvious, but the impact of that complexity isn’t always so apparent at first. You may not realize some of the areas where you need to make changes until they start to suffer. Far too often, we just try to adjust our old systems […]
10 Ways to Reach the Unchurched for Christmas The biggest mistake many churches make each Christmas is to hold a quiet Christmas Eve or Christmas Day service for members and leave it at that. That makes Christmas the biggest missed opportunity of the year. Unchurched people want to celebrate Christmas. Here are ten ways your church […]
Here are those four simple steps that lead to a church’s self-destruction. Step 1: Reject Truth Paul warns Timothy that “They will turn away from listening to the truth.” The first step in destroying a church is turning away from what is true, losing interest in the truth as God reveals it, growing weary of […]
The problem—it’s not true and the false report is hurting pastors and the reputation of the church and ministry. Pastors are not quitting in droves, but bad stats are certainly spreading in droves. The Problem People are legitimately concerned about how many pastors are leaving the ministry. You can hear some disconcerting numbers. The most […]
Principles: 1. Pastors should remember the Church is not their Church, and they are under God’s leadership. 2. The Church is a gathering of people, not a place. 3. A false pastor is more concerned with growth in numbers rather than with the spiritual growth of their people. 4. Pastors who fail to call their […]
Seven Cultural Characteristics of Growing Churches 1. They are Passionately in love with Jesus. • Set the Example. 1 Tim. 4:12 (NLT) – Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and […]