How to Encourage Youth to Participate in Church
By Guest Writer Riley Jarman One challenge facing the church today is a decrease in youth participation in church activities. A recent survey found that in Protestant worship alone, up to two-thirds of young people aged eighteen to twenty-two stopped going to church. Nearly all the respondents cited life changes like starting college or work […]
Why Churches Don’t Change
When a young man came to Jesus seeking eternal life, he was told what he needed to do to change. Remember how he reacted? He walked away sad. Jesus then responded to the crowd that had gathered, “And again I say unto you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of […]
Time for Kids
With kids going back to school, now is a great time to think about reaching kids with the gospel of Christ by attracting them to your children’s ministry. I have long believed that attracting young families can be crucial to your church’s growth. I even dedicated a chapter of my new book Church Turnaround A […]
Hero of Faith
I’ve always been a movie buff and I am a big fan of those Steven Spielberg directed, Indiana Jones movies. My favorite one is Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In it the Harrison Ford character is in pursuit of the Holy Grail, the cup Jesus used at the Last Supper. Near the end of […]
Enlarge My Territory
Both posts pulled. Before the merge, one problem you need to decide on. The best material in the newer post is your life, not Kyle’s. The park bench in Kent, planting in the Seattle area, your wife, the young man with the same copy of Wilkinson’s book. That’s the strongest writing across either post, and […]
Three Key Characteristics of Effective Leaders
One of the greatest needs in the church today is effective leadership and I want to share three characteristics of effective leaders that I’ve found formational in my own life. What qualifies me to write on this subject? Fifty plus years of leadership learning and experience (My nickname in high school was “The General” when […]