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Evangelicals Becoming Catholics: Former CT Editor Mark Galli
Though many Catholics left for more vibrant evangelical services, many miss the sense of awe and reverence seen in the liturgy of the church, as it “represented something sacred and beautiful.”
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Ready to Go: Why Missions Is Important Right Now
Continue to work through the challenges of this season to lead your community forward with missions. Here's how.
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Live Streaming PLUS Captioning Equals Deeper Church Engagement
The fastest-growing churches have already begun live-streaming their services as a way to grow, connecting with an audience that was not be able to physically attend due to distance, age, or disability, and that includes video with captioning.
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How to Keep Cherishing Your Spouse
those who are able to sustain a cherishing marriage with an imperfect spouse (and of course there are no perfect spouses) meditate often on the kindness and grace of God; those who give up cherishing their spouse meditate often on the faults and failures of their spouse.
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Don’t Fear Satan, But Don’t Ignore Him, Either
Many Christians are totally unaware of Satan’s active role in their lives. They don’t pray much or stay close to God. They compromise with sin and give Satan a foothold. To which Peter says, Be alert!
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How to Pray for Those in Authority
In his encouragement to Timothy, Paul makes a bold statement that prayer, in various forms, should be made for all men, and urged this young pastor to pray for those in authority. Godless Emperor Nero was on the throne at that time. Yet, the believers were supposed to pray for him?
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Same Address, Different Church
As I start my 30th year of ministry at Brentwood Baptist Church, people have been asking me to tell them the secret of a long-term ministry. A growing church will always demand their pastor to be the first one who grows. After all, no organization, not even a church, can ever outrun its leader.
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Why You’re Not Reaching the Unchurched
Understand the shifting cultural landscape of those outside your church and what really matters to the unchurched.