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Six Church Practices That Are Fading
Podcast Episode #222
A descriptive look at six church practices that are fading in many North American churches. These fading practices cross almost all theological and denominational lines.
Some highl…
Published on 9 years, 7 months ago
What Is the Best Time for a Worship Service?
Podcast Episode #221
Discuss about the origins of Sunday morning worship service times as well as the most common times and some not-so-common worship times.
Some highlights from today's episode includ…
Published on 9 years, 7 months ago
Why Church Announcements Cause Problems
Podcast Episode #220
We discuss a recent post on why announcements can cause so many problems in local churches. From announcements being forgotten to members getting upset their announcement was shor…
Published on 9 years, 8 months ago
Seven Church Facility Trends
Podcast Episode #219
Discussion about seven relevant trends that churches are facing when it comes to facilities. From the shift to smaller gathering spaces to what types of spaces are being built, fa…
Published on 9 years, 8 months ago
Church Outreach: What Has Worked and What Hasn't
Podcast Episode #218
A recap about a recent post on the outreach methods churches used to promote their Easter services. While we cover what worked, we also take a look at what didn't work and why som…
Published on 9 years, 8 months ago
Seven Reasons for Optimism in American Churches
Podcast Episode #217
Discussion about why we are optimistic about the state of the church in North America. The sky is not falling, and here are seven particular reasons why that is the case. And we e…
Published on 9 years, 8 months ago
How Do I Know if My Church Is Evangelistically Effective?
Podcast Episode #216
We lament the decline of evangelism in many local churches and discuss ways to assess whether or not your church is effective when it comes to evangelism. Also, I highlight a humi…
Published on 9 years, 8 months ago
Why Congregational Singing Is Waning
Podcast Episode #215
Mike Harland joins us to discuss four main reasons that congregational singing is waining as well as three ways you can reverse this trend in your church.
Some highlights from toda…
Published on 9 years, 8 months ago
Pastors, Politics, and Social Media
Podcast Episode #214
Discussion about a recent post on pastors and social media. Too often, unnecessary problems are caused because of what's posted to social media. These 10 commandments won't fully …
Published on 9 years, 8 months ago
Online Giving featuring Rich Birch
Podcast Episode #213
We discuss a recent project by Rich Birch. He donated $10 online to 10 different churches to see what the results of giving online would be from some of the leading churches in th…
Published on 9 years, 8 months ago