By Eric Spacek, JD, ARM Taking a mission trip, or traveling to a convention, concert or speaking event are great ways to extend the reach of your ministry. However, once you begin transporting members off the property on behalf of the church, there are special circumstances to consider. Make sure you ask yourself these five […]
Read More >Paying a full-time worker $290 a week in today’s economy is immoral, faith leaders said in a recent letter urging Congress to raise the minimum wage.
Read More >I recently sat down with Shaine Alleman, an experienced land use attorney in our Phoenix office to discuss the basics of a very important law …
Read More >LONGWOOD, FL / PRNewswire-USNewswire — Today marks the launch of Blessed Tomorrow, a new national interfaith coalition of religious leaders committed to inspiring and engaging people of faith to lead on climate solutions in their congregations, communities and homes. Blessed Tomorrow brings together some of the nation’s most preeminent religious leaders from the Evangelical, Muslim, […]
Read More >A few years ago, I met the head of a successful software company at a conference in Los Angeles. His business card had his name and his title: “Chief Encouragement Officer.” This was a man who understood a lot about leadership and what it meant to become an encourager. Studies have shown that people are naturally attracted […]
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Read More >NEW YORK (RNS) — The famed Riverside Church in Manhattan has recommended the Rev. Amy Butler as its seventh senior minister — the first woman to lead the congregation in its 83-year-old history. Butler has been senior minister of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., for 11 years. The church has about 300 members with […]
Read More >Recently, there has been a lot of commentary regarding ongoing culture wars. Apparently, there are many who believe that Christians in America are being targeted from all sides — from the White House, to the news media, to our educational institutions. It’s very likely that a cultural war has broken out, and many can find […]
Read More >Is your church healthy or not? It’s a difficult question to answer. When people ask, I often reply, “What’s your definition of ‘healthy?’” There are many metrics that point to — or signal — the health of a congregation. If attendance has declined for 50 years and the church has not baptized anyone in 10 […]
Read More >FRANKLIN, IN /Christian Newswire — According to a statement by the Rev. Mitch Hescox, President & CEO, Evangelical Environmental Network, Dr. Katharine Hayhoe — scientific advisor to the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) — has been named TIME’s 100 most influential people in the world. The statement reads as follows: “Dr. Hayhoe demonstrates that a person […]
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