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Why We Need to Ask More Numerical Questions about Our Church

I’m well aware that it’s easy to get focused on numbers when evaluating church growth. Too many church leaders report “butts in the seats” and “bucks in the plate” more than anything else—without really evaluating even those numbers. For example, we might report a significant attendance increase without pointing out that most of that growth…

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Why was Gods name removed and replaced with titles?

God inspired his name in the OT with nearly 6800 spots. Why? Because God wants it there. As well OT is quoted in the NT over 200 times where the name belongs in the OT. Why was it removed? Wicked men who feared taking God’s name in vain re…

Victory Through Sorrow: Easter Message, Part 1 :: By Ron Ferguson

The following poem is one of mine I did for Easter 2022, but each stanza comes from one of the following sources: Psalm 22 Psalm 69 Isaiah 52 and 53 The Gospel accounts of the betrayal night and the crucifixion. This is how I did it, the method I follo…

What to Do with Those Big Family Messes

There isn’t a simple formula for fixing all the big family messes. Rather, there is the encouragement that we can alter the trajectory of our own lives, and the lives of those under our care, to make the future better than the past.
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Leading Topics: Enhancing your Church’s Hospitality and Welcome

Extending genuine hospitality to newcomers isn’t just good manners or a good membership recruitment strategy. It embodies the Gospel and expresses Christ’s love for all. And yet too many congregations overlook this critical need. Or they welcome people in ways that are off-putting or ineffective. In this eighth Special 20th Anniversary Edition of Leading Ideas […]

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The Death of Evangelism: Five Issues We Must Address

The issue may be the biggest surprise of my ministry. On the one hand, I am surprised at the decline of evangelism in most churches. But that is not the biggest surprise. The issue that perplexes and surprises me the most is that very few church leaders and members are even acknowledging the death of…

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THE DEMONIZED AS A MARGINALIZED MINORITY

THE DEMONIZED AS A MARGINALIZED MINORITY: DISTINGUISHING LEVELS OF DEMONIZATION AND METHODS OF DELIVERANCE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT Practical Theology/Spiritual Formation Interest Group Paul…

50 Years Ago: The Assemblies of God Participated in Key 73, the Interdenominational Evangelism Emphasis

This Week in AG History —January 14, 1973 By Glenn W. GohrOriginally published on AG-News, 12 January 2023 Fifty years ago, the Assemblies of God participated in Key 73, an interdenominational effort to reach everyone in North America with the gospel. …

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Global Tracking and Computerized Censorship :: By Daymond Duck

It was recently reported that the World Economic Forum (WEF) wants a system of people and Artificial Intelligence (AI; computers that are programmed to think like humans) to track and censor “misinformation” and “hate speech” all over the world. Accord…