Episcopal Church’s Katharine Jefferts Schori Will Not Seek Re-Election
The first woman elected to head a national branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, announced that she will not seek a second nine-year term in office
A nominating committee is expected to present the church with five nominees to succeed Jefferts Schori. Likely candidates could include Bishop Ian Douglas of Connecticut, Bishop Shannon Johnston of Virginia and Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina. Under church law, presiding bishops must be able to complete a full nine-year term before hitting the mandatory... Continue Reading
Thank God For a Messy Church
It’s God’s grace to you if your church is messy
If God is in the business of saving sinners, we need to expect that church will be full of sinners—those who are still wandering and those who have only just been found. If our churches reflect God’s heart for the lost, they will be full of people with problems, full of people showing the consequences... Continue Reading
When Your Church Is Not Revitalizing
For every story of a declining church that turned around and began to reach its community, there are hundreds of stories of pastors working hard but seeing few visible results
“Pastors can be tempted to shift into neutral when the church doesn’t appear to be doing well. There are many ways a pastor can look like he is busy while accomplishing absolutely nothing. The fire is gone, and he just clocks time to get a paycheck. Pastor, fight this temptation with every fiber of your being... Continue Reading
What Happens When Boomer Pastors Retire?
On January 1, 2011, the first Boomer turned 65, on that day, 10,000 of them turned 65; the implications for churches are staggering
There will be an abundance of qualified pastors for interim and bi-vocational positions. These Boomer pastors will not be idle. They will be seeking other ministry opportunities, particularly positions with part-time pay to supplement their incomes. Some Boomer pastors will stay at their current positions into their late 60s and 70s. In an earlier article... Continue Reading
James MacDonald Asks Forgiveness for Unbiblical Discipline of Harvest Bible Chapel Elders
Megachurch pastor confesses board slandered three elders as 'false messengers' last year
“The discipline was announced in a video last year that was shown on all seven of Harvest’s campuses and left online for two weeks. MacDonald said on Sunday, “It was seen by many thousands of people and damaged the reputations of these brothers. For this we are truly sorry.” On Sunday, prominent pastor James... Continue Reading
California Convention Expels ‘Third Way’ Church
At issue was the Pastor's statement that he believes homosexual acts are not always sinful.
When asked about potential “restoration” of the pastor and church, Setzler responded, “It is our hope that under the pastor’s leadership, the church would be led back to compatibility with the articles of faith we follow as a convention. Should the pastor and congregation arrive at that conviction and reverse their current stance on homosexual... Continue Reading
The Necessity of Christian Imperialism
We are in a spiritual war and only the imperial rule of Christ will suffice to end it
I call on churches and Christian institutions to stop thinking their organizational mission are actually missional. If you simply maintain what you have, seek to insure its programs and property, and don’t realize a sense of dramatic urgency to our present cultural crisis then you will be swallowed up. We must march, we must preach,... Continue Reading
Christian Right Not Responsible for People Leaving Church, Study Finds
Contrary to popular opinion and previous research, the Christian Right was not responsible for people leaving their church, a new study finds
The decision to leave the Church necessarily entails leaving a particular congregation, which could include leaving long-term relationships. Additionally, if the Christian Right were the cause of a decline in church membership, it would not explain the decline of Mainline Protestant churches, which have little connection to the Christian Right. WASHINGTON — Contrary to... Continue Reading
Why Do Christians Worship on Sunday?
When Jesus rose from the dead on the first day of the week, things changed.
Christ, the second Adam, “finished” (John 19:30) the work that the first Adam failed to do (Rom. 5:12-19). Because of that pivotal event, the church determined that for Christians under the new covenant, the day of worship and celebration of the Lord’s grace in Jesus Christ was to be the first day of the week,... Continue Reading
The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Church
Behind the scenes, former church members said, Driscoll could be abusive and controlling
For years the edgy, blue-jeaned, hipster preacher used charisma and combativeness to barrel through turmoil, once bragging that he’d mow down all who questioned his vision: “There is a pile of dead bodies behind the Mars Hill bus, and by God’s grace, it’ll be a mountain by the time we’re done,” he once said in... Continue Reading
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