One of the things that Christians do very little of is pray correctly. What I mean by this is that we often pray selfishly rather than praying for things that would honor God, glorify Jesus, and encourage those around us. Too often the focus of our prayers is inward, for and about ourselves, and
5 Reasons Why Ministry May Be Killing The People At Your Church
Have you ever thought about why we actually do the things we do, inside the church? No, seriously, why do we do what we do? Why do we have things like men's ministries, women's ministries, children's ministries, music ministries, conferences, evangelism training courses, prayer meetings, etc.,
Christianity and Church Media Are Nearing The Social Media Tipping Point
You can almost make statistics say anything you want them too. Almost, that is. Yet regardless of which side of an issue you happen to be on, you just can't ignore certain facts and stats. According to the Facebook infographic of an article I posted a few days back, in 2008 the average age of a
Why Church Music Should Or Should Not Be Considered “Worship”
Music and worship. Worship and music. The two go hand in hand. Maybe they're the same...maybe not. But who is the one that gets to ultimately decide? I don't know about you but I personally have a difficult time referring to church music as "worship," because that seems to cancel out a lot of
9 Reasons Why Your Pastor Needs To Interact With You On Social Media
Fact: Every single day there are tens of millions of people from all around the world who use various social media platforms to converse and interact with other people---even people they have never met in their life! How weird is that? It gets even more strange when you consider this fact with
The One Thing Every Christian Should Be Most Thankful For
I usually enjoy any day that I can go to church, hang out with other like-minded believers, and worship the God who saved our sin-sick souls. Don't you? Thankfully it is a very rare day, indeed, that ever I walk out of a church service being practically unaffected (insert a "yawn" here) by all