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October 2016

October 10, 2016

Biblical Litmus Tests, The Rise of the Nones, and Today’s Acts 15 Crisis

The close parallels between Acts 15 and today's controversy surrounding biblical inerrancy and salvation.

October 03, 2016

Does a Person Have to Believe Noah’s Ark Really Happened to Be Saved?

Is belief in Jesus enough for salvation, or is belief in the inerrancy of all...

October 03, 2016

Does a Person Have to Believe Noah’s Ark Really Happened to Be Saved?

Is belief in Jesus enough for salvation, or is belief in the inerrancy of all...

September 2016

September 26, 2016

5 Things I Learned From Researching 500 of the Best Sermons Out There Today

Over the past month I've catalogued over 500 of the best sermons out there today....

September 19, 2016

Don’t Be the Preacher That Drops the Ball at the 1-Yard Line

Don't be that preacher that drops the ball by failing to do this one important...

September 15, 2016

Why Most of Us Are Doing Sunday School Wrong

If it sounds like I'm hating on Sunday School, it's probably because I am.

September 12, 2016

Stranger Things, Binge-Watching, And What the Church Can Learn From a Powerful Story

Why is Stranger Things doing a better job than the church of captivating people's attention?...

September 08, 2016

How Our Baptisms Increased Once We Boarded Up Our Baptistry

Five years ago we boarded up our baptistry. And we've been baptizing people ever since.

September 06, 2016

Why Football Season Tears Into Your Church Attendance and What We Can Learn From It

Football season always tears into church attendance. Rather than merely complain again this year, let's...

August 2016

August 22, 2016

5 Reasons Why You Might Want to Kill VBS in Your Church

Yep, let's go there.

August 18, 2016

The Problem With the Church is That We’ve Made Church for Church People

Who is the church for? The answer to that question will help determine the future...

August 16, 2016

5 Things Modern Churches Can Learn from Traditional Churches

Too often modern churches write off traditional churches as archaic and irrelevant, when in fact...

August 08, 2016

5 Traditions the Modern Church Has to Be Careful Of

Even modern churches have traditions. Here are five traditions the modern church should beware of.

August 04, 2016

19 Things I Learned From Baptizing 19 People Sunday

We baptized 19 people Sunday. Here's what I learned along the way.

August 01, 2016

5 Ways to Retain the Guests Coming to Your Church This August

More guests are coming to your church this month more than almost any other month....

July 2016

July 18, 2016

The 9 Types of Weird People That Come to Your Church

Every church has some quirky people. Are these 9 types of weird people at your...

July 08, 2016

5 Keys to Keeping Your Cool in a World Gone Crazy

With police officers shooting and being shot, here are 5 keys to keeping your cool...

June 2016

June 28, 2016

The Best Way to Keep High Schoolers Involved In Your Church

What's the best way to keep high schoolers involved in your church? The answer is...

June 27, 2016

5 More Out-of-the-Box Things Southern Baptists Can Do to Jumpstart Growth

More than simply 'pray for revival', here are 5 out-of-the-box things Baptists can do to...

June 24, 2016

Am I the Only One Uneasy About the Evangelical Embrace of Trump?

Am I the only evangelical uncomfortable with Trump as our standard bearer?

June 23, 2016

Can You Be a Southern Baptist and Believe in the Miraculous Gifts?

Could it be one of the primary reasons that evangelicals and mainline Protestant denominations have...

June 21, 2016

Don’t Be a Sucker in the LGBT Debate

When the world gives you two options, take option three.

June 21, 2016

Don't Be a Sucker in the LGBT Debate

When the world gives you two options, take option three.

June 15, 2016

An Open Letter to the California Pastor that Praised the 50 Orlando Killings

Why 'pastor' Roger Jimenez was beyond wrong when he praised the killing of the Orlando...

June 14, 2016

What Ed Stetzer Gets Right About Southern Baptists (And How to Fix It)

What the Southern Baptist 'stat guy' gets right about our decline, and the one thing...

June 12, 2016

How Christians Should Respond to the Orlando Mass Shooting

How should Christians respond to a mass shooting involving two segments (LGBTQ and Islamic) of...

June 10, 2016

7 Out-of-the-Box Things Southern Baptists Must Do to Stop the Bleeding and Start Growing Again

If the Southern Baptist Convention is a patient crashing on the operating table, here's what...

June 08, 2016

The 3 Greatest Benefits of Not Having a Conservative Evangelical In This Year's Presidential Election

There's no conservative evangelical left to vote for in this presidential election. Can that actually...

June 08, 2016

The 3 Greatest Benefits of Not Having a Conservative Evangelical In This Year’s Presidential Election

There's no conservative evangelical left to vote for in this presidential election. Can that actually...

June 01, 2016

5 Ways to Bring Fun Back to Church

Here are five ways to make sure that people enjoy your services rather than endure...