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5 Addictions the Church Must Overcome to Grow in the Future

5 Addictions the Church Must Overcome to Grow in the Future

Carey Nieuwhof explains that churches must respond to a culture that has become even more digital, mobile, and home-centered since the COVID-19 crisis. He predicts growing churches will focus less on place-based ministry and packed rooms and will adjust budgets and attitudes to fit a new reality. This article was originally published on October 6, […]

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More on the Graying of the Church: Find Ways for Your Congregation to Become Younger

More on the Graying of the Church: Find Ways for Your Congregation to Become Younger

Our team member, Ryan Burge, wrote a fascinating article about which denominations are graying the most. You can see his article in our premier content at Church Answers on February 1. I continue the theme of the graying of the church today to address how congregations can become younger. Senior adults are a blessing in…

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The Ascendancy of Black, Female Pentecostal Scholars

The Ascendancy of Black, Female Pentecostal Scholars

There has been an interesting development in several prominent U.S. seminaries in 2023. Religion News Service reporter, Rebekah Barber, notes that a number of Black, female, scholars have ascended to places of leadership in a male and white dominated f…

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Are these Mountain-Flattening, island-removing “great” earthquakes the same event?

Since, in both of these accounts of what I will call "The Great Earthquake", there will no longer be any mountains, and also, all islands will be completely gone — Are these accounts of the same earthquake?
Revelation 16:18-20 (…

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Are these Mountain-Flattening, island-removing “great” earthquakes the same event?

Since, in both of these accounts of what I will call "The Great Earthquake", there will no longer be any mountains, and also, all islands will be completely gone — Are these accounts of the same earthquake?
Revelation 16:18-20 (…

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