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4 Ways to Strengthen Family Bonds in Church This Summer
You may think that because not many families attend your church that you can’t strengthen family bonds in faith this summer. That’s not true. Family configurations may have changed, but families are still looking for ways to have fun together. The difference between one or two members of a family coming to church and the rest of the gang showing up, is often just the difference between one or two invitations.
Earth Rise and the Power of Resurrection
As much as we feel God’s presence in the Creation, it’s not until you get a picture of the whole of the Earth in the Heavens that you realize just how magnificent is God’s creation, and God’s love. For humanity as a whole, that day came in 1968.
4 Ways to Make the Best of the Next Crisis
Before I share the 4 ways to make the best of the next crisis, let’s address one persistent stumbling block, head on. This stumbling block is the belief that crisis means the best days are behind you. That the future is no longer hopeful. And that it’s all downhill from here. This belief becomes a roadblock to recovery. It prevents you from seeing new opportunities and unexpected openings, or to sense God’s blessing around you.
3 Ways You Can Adopt Jesus’ Miracle Mindset
The further away a church is from being dream-driven and vision-led, the further away it is from Jesus’ miracle mindset. A culture of renewal, on the other hand, is a culture that is identified by miracles.
The 3 S’s of Re-Building Community
You may have heard that the church as an institution is over. After all, the nones and dones are increasing while the number of religiously affiliated are decreasing. Generally, giving, worship attendance, and missional engagement have dipped post pandemic. Pundits tell us that the church as we know it is over. Maybe. Maybe not.
The Hidden Healing Power of Serving Others
What does it take to rebuild community in light of post-pandemic and post-disaffiliation realities? In this article I want to explore the hidden healing power of serving others for fractured communities and congregations.