I tell a story from time to time of a man who approached me with unsolicited feedback after I had first begun to preach some years ago.  This man was a long-time member of the church, and faithfully brought his…

We all know that overall church attendance in America is in decline.  We see it.  We feel it. There are a number of reasons that people give for not attending church, but I heard a bit of statistics the other…

When people are asked what an ideal church looks like, often there are two types of answers.  If they are happy with their current church, their response to the question will consist of everything they like about their church.  If…

Did you know that there is no verse or passage in the New Testament that teaches churches to focus their ministry efforts on bringing more people into the congregation?  That’s right – not one time are churches commanded to work…