A Healthy Church is a Messy Church, As it Should Be
Spend more than a few weeks in the heart of a church and you discover that church is messy. I can see it in the face of first-timers, that look […]
From Cornfield to City: How One Congregation Followed Jesus into the Heart of Middletown
There’s a moment every week that still catches me off guard because it’s so new. Unhoused men and women, some still recovering from addiction, gather alongside longtime believers on a […]
Os Guinness: Our Nation’s Survival and the Necessity of Revival?
Author’s Note: Os Guinness knows the history of revivals. He is an internationally respected author, social critic, and cultural analyst who has written or edited more than thirty books, including […]
7 Reasons to Arrive Early to Church
If church is important enough to come to, it’s important enough to arrive early to. If you’re going to set an alarm, wake everyone out of bed, fix breakfast, get […]
Can A Growing Church Still Feel Like Family?
In 2012, I had back surgery that left me sidelined for months. I secretly looked forward to the rest—books to read, movies to watch, naps to take. But what I […]
Revitalized Churches Pray, Preach, And Persist
I’ve wanted a Jeep Wrangler my entire life. In 2017, the stars seemed to align when I found the perfect Jeep and also stumbled across an argument that convinced my […]
Revitalized Churches Embrace Spiritual Parenting
When my son was young, I hadn’t yet learned to be the father I wanted to be. I was wrapped up in all of “my” things, and my tunnel vision […]
Revitalized Churches Prepare Well
*Editor’s Note: In this series on church revitalization, Adam Jones, senior minister of Connect Christian Church in Carl Junction, MO, walks through important steps a declining church can take. Revitalization […]