Mel Walker
Contributing Writer
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Top 5 Reasons Churches Need to Prioritize Youth Ministry
There are at least five great reasons that churches should prioritize youth ministry: teaching God’s Word, providing fellowship, connecting generations, teaching service, and implementing spiritual...Thursday, April 4, 2024
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7 Ways Older Adults Can Encourage Young People to Walk with God
Gen Z craves significant relationships with older adults. This gives senior adults in the church a tangible opportunity tto encourage younger people in their relationship with Christ.Tuesday, December 7, 2021
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Do Millennials and Boomers Share the Same Values?
Instead of concentrating on programs that segregate the generations, perhaps it is time to develop ways to link the generations in biblically-based strategies and functions.Wednesday, November 4, 2020
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How All Generations Can Be a Part of the Church
Churches do not need to totally segregate the generations but should seek to organize church functions that are generationally balanced. Growing and healthy relationships can be developed between...Monday, September 14, 2020
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Does the Church Today Align with Jesus’ Teaching?
With everything the Lord left for His church in the scriptures, it is important to recognize that there is no excuse for the church not aligning with Jesus’ teaching. In fact, Paul referred to the...Tuesday, July 14, 2020
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Is the Church Still the Church?
In many ways, the church has left the building, but incredibly positive things happened for the church during COVID-19, and the church is still the church, even more so when we eventually come to...Tuesday, May 12, 2020
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Will People Come Back to Church after COVID-19?
There are some saying the new habit of watching church services at home will continue after the current stay-in-place orders are lifted. Others believe that Christians will miss the fellowship with...Thursday, April 30, 2020
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What Is Joy in Christianity?
What is joy in Christianity? It is a natural human inclination to think that living through trials and negative circumstances would not be an occasion for joy. Choosing to respond to life’s...Monday, April 27, 2020
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Is There Such a Thing as Digital Discipleship?
Making disciples is what Christ left His followers on earth to do. That was their mandate then, and it is still the overreaching directive of the church today. The imperative of discipleship in the...Thursday, April 23, 2020
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How Can Churches Turn “Creasters” into Regular Members?
Churches can help “creasters” move from attending church services once or twice a year to faithful, serving church members. Perhaps they visited a church on Easter or Christmas because of their...Tuesday, April 7, 2020
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5 Ways Easter Inspires Us to Serve a Risen Lord
“He is not here, He is risen!” (Luke 24:6) This one statement literally changed everything for the followers of Christ. And this same statement: “He is risen!” continues to encourage and...Wednesday, March 18, 2020
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What Is the Meaning of 'Iron Sharpens Iron' in Proverbs 27:17?
There is an interesting and perhaps convicting illustration of both friendship and accountability found in Proverbs 27:17. We can see the connections to life and in that, this verse and the...Tuesday, September 17, 2019