Church Matters Archives

If a church isn’t growing, what is keeping it from fulfilling its full redemptive potential?

Here are six humble suggestions on how to live godly when facing a dying church.

There is a growing phenomenon in many churches – particularly large, fast-growing evangelical churches - that can only be called “heresy creep.”

A Christian leader’s goals are given a biblical basis by using this verse. I am convinced that this is an illegitimate understanding of this verse...

Leading opponents of gay marriage -- or as they prefer to be called, defenders of traditional marriage -- are trying to stop an increasingly...

It's easy to take shots at large churches.But I am convinced that any church of any size can be learned from, and that includes large churches.

"I have come to the conclusion that there are two very obvious indicators of church health that the one-time visitor can gauge very quickly."

There has been a seismic shift in outreach that few church leaders are understanding, much less pursuing.

I've spent a great deal of time moving our church to be "devoted to prayer." During this time, I have developed some fundamentals that I believe I...

A few weeks ago I wrote an article called “Why it’s Important to Keep Tithing in Tough Economic Times” and, quite frankly, I was surprised by the...

The problem I had was that throughout all of that rolling and screaming of the charismatic service, not once did I feel God's presence.

An announcement about the celebration of the Lord's Supper made someone wonder if they needed to bring coleslaw. Awesome. But this is not a...

Art was once the domain of the Church: Christians created art that glorified God and drew people closer to His Son. Today, however, much of the...

Is it true that lazy and complacent Christianity develops in "safe" countries, while persecution fosters a robust Christianity?

Bullying, one of the least recognized, anti-family forces today, is causing more people to leave Church.