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It Is Time to Stop Celebrating Church Transfer Growth: A Church Answers Research Article

I love our large community of pastors, church staff, denominational leaders, and lay leaders at Church Answers Central. The promise we make them is they can ask any question or make any comment, and we will respond within a few hours. We usually respond within an hour. That’s the promise. They can learn from us. …

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Thought of the day: When is the last time you…

Thought of the day: When is the last time you set aside a day to hear Him? This Scripure speaks volumes to me. Luke…

Embracing Collaborative Leadership: Moving Beyond the CEO Model

In recent years, churches and organizations have undergone significant shifts across various facets, spanning from attendance trends to resource allocation and volunteer recruitment. However, one prominent change stands out amidst this evolution: a transition towards collaborative leadership. Gone are the days when leadership simply meant dictating a vision for others to follow. With younger generations…

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Saul and Persecution

Acts 8:1-3. "On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. 2 Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. 3 But Saul began …

Saul and Persecution

7 Reasons Why Pastoral Leadership is So Critical to Producing an Evangelistic Church

If you’ve read much of what I write, you’ve heard me say at some point, “I’ve never seen a strongly evangelistic church without a strongly evangelistic pastor leading them.” I stand by that statement after more than 25 years of evaluating churches. Here’s why I think pastoral leadership is so critical in this task: A…

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Arrowhead Of Nigerian Pentecostalism The Redeemed Christian Church Of God, 1952 2005

Pneuma 29 (2007) 24-58 ‘Arrowhead’ of Nigerian Pentecostalism: The Redeemed Christian Church of God, 1952-2005 Olufunke Adeboye Dept. of History and Strategic Studies, University…

Fresh Hope for Rural Churches

Rural churches are anchors in their communities and can use their property assets to bring new hope to their neighbors. Jennie Birkholz describes how creative partnerships between churches, nonprofits, health systems, and others can respond to critical needs and draw together people who don’t normally interact. Churches can no longer be insular institutions and instead […]

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Intergenerational Ministry for the Post-pandemic Church

Lewis Center Director Doug Powe says siloed age-level ministries often prevent congregations from worshiping together around one common table. But the pandemic provided an opportunity for us to rethink our concepts of place and space and to reimagine what it means for us all to be together. This article was originally published on June 29, […]

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Is the Old Testament Now Obsolete? :: By Gene Lawley

There seems to be a strong and purposeful trend to cancel out the Old Testament of the Bible since Christ has come into human history. It takes off on a theme that Christ took charge, and all prophecy of the future from past utterances of the prophets …