Church Matters Archives

Why is this simple lesson, being learned by necessity over and over by other groups, agencies and enterprises, so resisted by the church?

Biblical unity is about working through conflicts, avoiding slander and gossip, and being generous in spirit.

Do not give parents the idea that the church does everything for their child’s spiritual development.

What would a set of New Year’s resolutions look like for you and your church?

Remember Jesus’ words, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick”? (Matthew 9:12).

The pattern of leadership in the church should be qualified men serving as elders. This is not at odds with women serving as deacons. But if the...

Not everything is as “wonderful” this time of the year as we think. For many, it is the most stressful, demanding, and overwhelming time of the...

The scenario is common and vexing: a church building erected generations ago sits idle six days a week yet consumes 50 percent of the church...

Do you have trouble recruiting good volunteers to contribute to your ministry’s work, or sadly watch good volunteers quit when you still need their...

Christians should resist the human impulse to irrationally hate anything or anyone "big."

The key to success is developing a strategy for online ministry and relying on God’s day-to-day guidance to carry it out.

Twitter can be an effective tool for ministry. But how do you use it effectively?

In many churches, there is almost no public reading of the Word of God. Worship is filled with music, but congregations seem uninterested in...

A large percentage of mentoring happens incidentally as we go about our days. The power of influence is Christ in us, overflowing to others.

The importance of living and expressing gratitude