Looking Back to Move Forward
Looking Back to Move Forward: Navigating the Impact of Nostalgia on Church Growth in Rural Methodist Congregations “Do not say, ‘Why were the former days better than these?’ For it is Continue Reading
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Strategies to Engage Black Millennials – The Sling-Shot Generation
Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power. Psalm 145:4 Church and the Millennial Challenge Church growth and retention is a desire Continue Reading
From Butts in the Pews to Views: How to Calculate Online Worship Attendance
From “Butts in the Pews” to Views: How to Calculate Online Worship Attendance COVID-19 Worship Changes In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a drastic change in worship practices for Florence Continue Reading
Preaching for Vision Casting
Project Introduction In the summer of 2017, I began my ministry as the Senior Pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton. One of my initial tasks was to sit down Continue Reading
resilien·city: a resurrected, resilient community
a pastor’s vision for transforming a dying church into a resurrected, resilient community When I first came to Old West Church from Georgia, I was told it was a Continue Reading
Out of the Box Church Renewal
The Albatross Countless midsized churches experienced a rapid increase in numbers in the late ’90s. In their excitement, they built big buildings taking on large mortgages, believing their growth and Continue Reading
Lord, Have Mercy: The Order of Confession and Forgiveness, Mystagogical Preaching, and the “Southern Way of Life”
Like most Evangelical Lutheran Churches in America, Beth-Eden Lutheran Church begins every worship service with The Order of Confession and Forgiveness:[1] As worship begins, water is poured into a baptismal Continue Reading
Recognizing Difference
How a church chooses to adapt to change is a significant indicator of its future. Every church experiences change throughout the life of its ministry. The significance for a Continue Reading
Embodying Resurrection: A Theology for Church Revitalization
Rising from the Ashes One of the most often remarked upon attributes of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church is the beauty of its sanctuary, most notably, its stained glass windows. Continue Reading