Do a deep dive on Christmas themes with a free Bible-study bundle from Christianity Today. The five-part series includes leader and participant guides and includes sessions about Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Shepherds and angels. Usual cost $19.95, but CT offering at no cost. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Compact and easy-to-use, portable automated external defibrillators save lives in cases of heart attack. A writer from ChristianityToday weighs in on why congregations should have AEDs on hand. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Budgets are tight, donations are in decline. What’s the best strategy for a church to embrace? Well, it’s NOT fundraising, a stewardship drive or a capital campaign, says Karl Vaters of Christianity Today. (Photo: Bev8200, Creative Commons)
After listening to Christianity Today’s podcast series on what happened to the Seattle-area megachurch, Carey Nieuwhof draws out some important lessons that leaders of all churches are wise to keep in mind. (Photo: Dennis Skley, Creative Commons)
Humans have turned their “dominion” over creation into “domination,” says a blistering editorial in Christianity Today that calls on Evangelicals to listen to the scientists, not the climate-change skeptics, and get behind the effort to save the planet. (Photo: NASA, public domain)
Where can you find the most generous Christians in the United States, whose Jesus’ followers give an average of 2.5 percent of incomeAnd, generally speaking, who are they, anyway? The answers revealed in this Christianity Today article may just surprise you. (Photo by Lisafx, via Bigstock.com)
Snacks at coffee hour, potluck dinners, treats for the children — these are all staples of church life, but they can hold hidden dangers. Doctors report an increase in severe food allergies, especially among children. Your church can minimize the risks. From Christianity Today. (Photo: Odonata98, Creative Commons)
Based on congregants’ collective experiences and common wisdom, every congregation has underlying assumptions about what constitutes good financial practices. A wise leader who recognizes the patterns is able to more easily bring about positive change. From Christianity Today. (Photo: Anssi Koskinen, Creative Commons)
Churches know they have to be very careful with finances, but even the sharpest can may fall into these two related traps related to who really wields spending power, says Karl Vaters of ChristianityToday. Does your congregation have a problem? (Photo: Tal Atlas, Creative Commons)
Make a list of taboo topics in church, and after money (of course) mental illness is pretty close to the top, says Ed Stetzer, executive director of the Billy Graham Center. Thankfully, things are changing, but there’s a long way to go. Stetzer discusses how to encourage healthy conversation in your church. (Photo: Bottled Void, […]
