Being Faithful in a Post-Christian World | | It’s getting harder and harder to deny that the U.S. is secularizing. Whether it’s the declining number of people claiming to be Christian or falling rates of church attendance, the reality is difficult to escape. We’re no longer a Christian nation, if we were ever one to begin with. That raises a question for Christians: how can we be faithful living in the margins? One interesting perspective comes from outside the Christian camp. Seth Kaplan, an Orthodox Jew, “advises American evangelicals on how to keep—and pass on—the faith in an increasingly pagan culture.” Read: How to Flourish as a Creative Minority. For a deeper dive into the topic, check out our resource Ministry in the Margins. This 20-page resource offers practical tips and examples to help church leaders understand and maximize the opportunities for ministry in a post-Christian context. |
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| | | Ministry in the Margins Culture is changing. That much is clear to anyone paying attention. What does it mean to love and serve your community as Christians (and Christian beliefs) move more toward the margins of culture? This resource offers practical tips and examples to help church leaders understand and maximize the opportunities of ministry from the margins. Mandy Smith, Tony Kriz, Helen Lee, Dan Kimball, and more Read More |
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| | Vision Vision is easy to talk about but hard to create and implement. If your church needs a new vision or needs to upgrade the one it has, these articles, assessments, and devotions provide a great starting point. Challenge your team to lead the church to another level spiritually and strategically. Gordon MacDonald, Leith Anderson, Steven D. Mathewson, and more Read More |
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| | Developing Vision A strong vision is essential to any successful ministry: this is not news to anyone who has ever tried to accomplish anything without a clear purpose or goal with concrete plans for reaching it. But how do you begin the process of developing and refining a vision that will set you up for success? Sally Morgenthaler, John Ortberg, Andy Stanley, and more Read More |
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| | Leading with Authority Lead with authentic spiritual authority in the role and place that God has called you. John Ortberg, Kevin Miller, Adele Calhoun, and more Read More |
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