Outreach Leaders

Some attrition is expected and healthy. But far too many people leave churches for the wrong reasons.

Church attendance is dying. Big time. in the future church only the engaged will attend because only the engaged will remain.

When we direct repentance toward a person we have offended, we often call it an apology. For this reason, Christians should be better at apologizing than anyone else.

If we were “miserable sinners” before turning to Jesus, why does Jesus expect his followers to become obedient to his will?

Phil Cooke is a regular contributor to ChurchLeaders.com. He works at the intersection of faith, media, and culture, and he’s pretty rare – a working producer in Hollywood with a Ph.D. in Theology. In a few weeks he releases his latest book, Church on Trial.

Jesus exposed a lot of things that had been in the dark for a long time. But Jesus not only called Himself the light of the world; He passed the responsibility of lighting the world to His followers.

Pam and I were older when we married, so we both spent many years as a single adult. Consequently, we’re sensitive to reaching single adults through our churches. Perhaps one of these suggestions will help you as you reach this group in your community.

When Paul told the Colossian church to set their minds on things above and not on the things of this present world, he was basically saying this: Live as if Jesus rules and eternity is real. Here's what that looks like.