Why do people attend on Easter but then not come back the following Sunday? It happens every year. Easter Sunday is the largest attended Sunday of the year but then – for some reason – those first-time guests don’t return. Many pastors are left scratching their heads trying to figure out why people don’t return or how to get them … Read More
Five Church Lies I Learned
Today’s guest post comes to us from Josh Daffern, Lead Pastor of Mt Vernon Church. Josh graduated from New Orleans Baptist Seminary with a Masters and Doctorate and is an avid reader and blogger. I don’t think it was ever intentional, but I picked up some church lies growing up. I’m born and raised Baptist, surrounded by (mostly) loving, well-meaning folks. I’m … Read More
Spurgeon on the Scene at Calvary
“No scene in sacred history ever gladdens the soul like the scene on Calvary. Nowhere does the soul find such consolation as on that very spot where misery reigned, where woe triumphed, where agony reached its climax.” – Charles Spurgeon
HALF OFF Easter Sermon Sale
Counting down to Easter, and in early celebration I have a special opportunity for you – available today through Monday only . . . HALF OFF ALL SERMON DOWNLOADS! Take advantage of this Easter Sermon Sale – the more you grab, the more you save! These resources will cut down on your preaching planning time dramatically. Every sermon series includes … Read More
On Making a Minister
“None but He who made the world can make a Minister of the Gospel.” –John Newton, clergyman and author of the hymn “Amazing Grace”
On Singular Ambition
“I would rather win souls than be the greatest king or emperor on earth; I would rather win souls than be the greatest general that ever commanded an army; I would rather win souls than be the greatest poet, or novelist, or literary man who ever walked the earth. My one ambition in life is to win as many as possible.” -R.A. Torrey, American evangelist
LAST CHANCE – 7 Secrets to Thriving on a Church Staff
If you’re looking to expand your influence as a staff pastor, I have exciting news for you! Over the past week, my team released a brand new resource just for staff members where you will discover the 7 most important principles to reigniting your passion for your church and your ministry and increasing your value and effectiveness to the rest … Read More
On the Gathering of God’s People
“To gather God’s people in united adoration of the Father is as necessary to the Christian life as prayer.” -Martin Luther
Top 50 Worst Countries for Christians
Today’s guest blog comes to us from Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra for Christianity Today. 2014 was the world’s worst year for the persecution of Christians in the modern era. Until 2015 surpassed it. The 2016 World Watch List (WWL) from Open Doors analyzes how African countries now outnumber Mideast countries on the list, affecting far more Christians numerically (though not as severely). Christian … Read More
Created for Another World
“If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.” – C.S. Lewis