Churches Prepare for This Year’s Sunday Christmas

With Christmas and New Year’s Day both falling on a Sunday this year, churches are anticipating big challenges: will fewer volunteers be available? how to maximize attendance possibilities? how best to do outreach? how to manage year-end giving in light of two...

Stamping Out Discouragement in Ministry

A seasoned minister offers guidance on dealing with a common fact among church leaders. By Ronnie Floyd Discouragement in ministry is real. When you are down, how do you get back up? It does not matter if plans you had are now unfulfilled, you are surrounded by...

Why Church Leaders Need to Invest in Collegiate Ministry

I don’t know the location of your church, but I suspect you have a college or university within driving distance. You might have college students in your church every week. By Chuck Lawless I’ve previously written about why churches must reach college...