Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

New Wineskins

Home
Evangelical

church

Select a Category Family Matters Ministry in the Trenches Morning Brew MTVpastor New Wineskins Top Menu Truth from Life Uncategorized Watch Sermons

Select a Month June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012

June 2020

June 08, 2020

9 Reasons Why Online Groups May Actually Be Better than In-Person Small Groups

Most churches moved their small groups online due to COVID-19 out of necessity and with...

June 01, 2020

5 Ways COVID-19 is Refining My Church (and hopefully yours too)

re·fine /rəˈfīn/ - to remove impurities or unwanted elements from a substance. How is COVID-19...

May 2020

May 05, 2020

This is the Moment for the Church at Antioch to Rise Up

The COVID-19 crisis is a disruption, not an interruption. The churches that use this disruption...

March 2020

March 18, 2020

5 Important Tweaks to Make to Your Online Church Service This Sunday

Streaming your worship services online and producing services exclusively for online audiences are two very...

March 17, 2020

4 Ways to Be the Church in the Age of ‘Social Distancing’

Since having church is dependent on gathering together, how can you still be the church...

March 12, 2020

6 Practical Ways to Share Your Faith During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Instead of living in fear, Christians should see the coronavirus as an incredible opportunity to...

February 2020

February 26, 2020

10 Reasons Why People are Walking Away From Church

When people walk away from church, there's always a reason. Here are ten of the...

November 2019

November 19, 2019

Can We Jump Off the Chick-Fil-A Outrage Train?

Not surprisingly, people are mad at Chick-fil-a. What's surprising is who is mad at them:...

October 2019

October 29, 2019

3 Great Ways to Discover Your Christian Superpower

Did you know Christians all have at least one superpower? What's yours? How do you...

October 14, 2019

5 Cultural Realities That Are Crippling the Church From Within

The church functions best when it's part of the solution, not another obstacle God has...

October 04, 2019

The Catastrophic Assumption Too Many Preachers Make

Don't ever assume that because people are sitting within earshot of a preacher that the...

October 02, 2019

The 5 Key Aspects of Holistic Prison Ministry

Many people assume that prison ministry extends only to those currently incarcerated in our jails...

September 2019

September 17, 2019

5 Actions of a Spirit-Led Church

More than emotions in worship or the exercising of certain spiritual gifts, a Spirit-led church...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

6 Ways Old Covenant Thinking Still Infects the Church Today

The book of Galatians is all about battling heretical old covenant thinking. That battle still...

August 26, 2019

The Two Testaments in the Old Testament

Most Christians mistakenly look at the Old Testament as a monolithic slab of granite, containing...

August 19, 2019

6 Unwritten Rules of Today’s Church

The reason so many people walk away from the faith isn't because of the written...

August 13, 2019

5 Nagging Questions Christians Have About Spiritual Gifts Today

For anyone wanting to do a meaningful study on spiritual gifts and their role today,...

August 12, 2019

6 Reasons Christians Today are So Easily Led Astray

When we look at how the early church in Galatia was led astray from the...

June 2019

June 11, 2019

Jesus Speaks to the Personhood of the Unborn

With the debate surrounding abortion raging throughout America today, let's allow Jesus of Nazareth himself...

June 03, 2019

Evangelism is the Greatest Form of Discipleship

If we think discipleship is complete once a Christian attains enough Bible knowledge, we are...

May 2019

May 14, 2019

5 Biblically Loving Ways Christians Can Respond to the LGBTQ Movement

Is there a third option for Christians other than an outright condoning or condemnation of...

May 06, 2019

The False Dichotomy the World Presents Christians Concerning the LGBTQ Movement

The world gives us two options concerning the LGBTQ movement: condone or condemn. The dirty...

April 2019

April 25, 2019

3 Ways the Resurrection of Jesus Should Change Us

For Christians, Easter and the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead should be much...

April 22, 2019

Your Pastor’s Easter Hangover

Ever wonder what your pastor experiences the day after Easter once the biggest day of...

April 16, 2019

A Little Known Reason Why Judas Might Have Betrayed Jesus

There's a very plausible reason why Judas might have betrayed Jesus. What's scary is that...

March 2019

March 06, 2019

If You Were at the Party at Matthew’s House, Would You Be Inside Partying or Outside Judging?

If you read the gospel of Matthew, you'll see that John the Baptist and Jesus...

March 01, 2019

3 Ways “Temple” Thinking Still Infects the Church Today

Jesus came to rebel against the corrupt temple practices of ancient Israel. Unfortunately, temple thinking...

January 2019

January 04, 2019

7 Ways to Reach the ‘Nones’ for Jesus

40% of those under 30 identify as a None (no religion). We don't have to...

January 02, 2019

6 Reasons Why the ‘Nones’ Are Walking Away From Church

It shouldn't be a mystery why so many people are walking away from church. Here...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

A Shockingly Simply Reason Why People Don’t Come to Church

I drive past a business every single day that I have no intention of ever...