Church Leaders Update

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  Why Great Preaching is Not Enough to Grow Your Church You are not going to build a great church on your preaching. Not. Going. To. Happen. Joe McKeever Jul 26, 2017
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  What You Need to Know about the Church and Global Terrorism Songs and prayers of lament for the world instruct our congregations in appropriate ways of grieving and longing in the body of Christ. Liz Kanoy Jul 26, 2017
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  How are You Doing with Compassion? Sometimes we forget how terrible the situation is for all who don’t know Christ. Jordan Standridge Jul 26, 2017
• 8 Reasons We Don’t Read the Bible It’s no secret biblical literacy is on decline. Every major researcher on faith trends seems to be reporting it. Jeff Anderson Jul 19, 2017
• How to Find Healing from Toxic Shame Debilitating shame is highly toxic and very destructive, and it will always move us further away from God. Drew Williams Jul 19, 2017
• How to be Happy What if we all lived as if we didn’t deserve anything good—ever? How different would the world be if we saw every good thing in life as a gift of God’s grace? Stephan Bauman Jul 19, 2017
• Where are You, God? Lord, You are my strength and my portion. You chose to lift the scales from my eyes so I know You. You know me, by name, for You formed me long ago in my mother’s womb, as You did all Your children. Susan B. Mead Jul 19, 2017
• Did Jesus Say Anything about Homosexuality? Those who strongly believe in the Bible and God’s will regarding sexual behavior also strongly believe in unconditional love and forgiveness. Shane Idleman Jul 12, 2017
• Should Christians Take Antidepressants? If you’re struggling with depression and anxiety, in addition to talking to your parents and your doctors, talk to the people in your church. Erin Davis Jul 12, 2017
• How to Inspire Your Church to Embrace Multicultural Ministry There are all kinds of symptoms of a dying church, but there is one primary cause for demise—losing relevance in the local community. Mark Hearn Jul 12, 2017
• Should Christians Drink Alcoholic Beverages? Drinking alcohol probably joins the list of Top Five Polarizing Topics within the church, somewhere between women in ministry, swearing, and homosexuality. Phylicia Masonheimer Jul 05, 2017
• Why You Need to Love the People in Your Church “Churches are designed to be communities of impossible love that only work if God is real, and Christ’s sacrifice is real, and heaven is real.” Liz Kanoy Jul 05, 2017