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September 23, 2014 15 Comments

"I just didn't think it would happen to me." Those words played hide and seek in my head while I listened to his all-too-common story. Kenneth's first call to a church had started

September 18, 2014 0 Comments

By Bill Tenny-Brittian Five-minute podcast   [fvplayer src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/effective-church-podcasts/WhySomeChurchesSeeVisitors-Podcast.mp3"] Right-click and save to download

August 16, 2014 0 Comments

I live in Missouri, but I'm a Seattle-ite at heart. One of the big cultural differences between the two is their attitude toward recycling. I'm used to looking at every piece of trash

August 10, 2014 9 Comments

I hate writing this kind of blog post. Refuting someone else's well-thought out opinions isn't in my DNA. But the article "Sunday Schooling Our Kids out of Church" has been gaining some traction in

July 24, 2014 1 Comment

I tell churches all the time that the three most important rooms in a church building are the worship center, restrooms, and nursery. Most churches don't understand the importance of these rooms. How

July 17, 2014 4 Comments

I got a note the other day asking about what a bar ministry might look like. There are a couple ways that churches are doing successful bar ministries. Here are the two dominant