7 Practical, Personal Ways to Follow Up After Easter
Easter is always a good time to invite folks to attend church, and many church members work more […]
7 Practical, Personal Ways to Follow Up After Easter
Easter is always a good time to invite folks to attend church, and many church members work more […]
An Easter Devotion: From the Cave
It was essentially a cave in the earth. A hewn-out space in the rock. Perhaps there were others […]
10 Places to Use Church Greeters, Especially During Easter
Many people who write about church growth recognize the importance of having trained greeters at the doors when […]
Recommended Resource – Love to the Uttermost: Devotional Readings for Holy Week
Love to the Uttermost: Devotional Readings for Holy Week by John Piper “Jesus willingly endured unimaginable depths […]
6 More Leadership Tasks for this Easter
Here are six steps Christian leaders might take this week as we focus on the resurrection and live […]
7 Suggestions for Preaching the Resurrection Story This Weekend
Around the world, we will celebrate Resurrection Day this coming Sunday. Many people in many places will tell […]
10 Things the Resurrection Means for Christian Leaders
Even when it’s not Easter season, the glory of the resurrection is always present-tense and relevant. It’s more […]
8 Ways to Pray for Easter Weekend Events
I fear that many churches plan for weeks (or months) for Easter weekend, but then pray for only […]
Five Ways to Mobilize Your Church to Invite this Easter
Pastor, the resurrection stands at the center of the Christian faith. Paul contends, “But if there is no […]
What a Difference a Week Makes
Perhaps you’re familiar with the saying, “What a difference a week makes.” The saying highlights how much things like the weather forecast to the price of gas can change in a short period of time. But, considering the drastic effects of recent events, this traditional maxim has proved to be even more true. From public school shut-downs, extreme fluctuations in the stock market, stay-at-home orders, to the rapid spread of disease and death, our lives have been rapidly and completely turned upside down.
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