59% of Americans Have No Easter Church Plans
A recent study done by Ed Stetzer and Lifeway Research points to a decline in church attendance on Easter for Americans. The study suggests that 41% of Americans are planning on attending services on...
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Ministry Toolbox: Scheduling Meetings
You may have noticed that people are getting busier. This can make things tricky when it comes to trying to schedule meetings with people… this is why I have started using Schedule Once and Doodle....
View ArticleJesus Says: “Strip for Me?”
A Birmingham church recently launched a billboard campaign that is causing quite the stir. Located next to a strip club, the billboard says “Strip for me -Jesus.” Attributing the quote to Hebrews 12:1...
View ArticleKeller on Where Evangelicals are Going on Marriage
Update: Keller has clarified his stance here. As the country engages in a public debate over same-sex marriage, leaders of the evangelical community are constantly being peppered with questions about...
View ArticleWhy We Are So Excited About Ministry Briefing
Way back in January we began work on a project called Ministry Briefing. If you have been watching these videos, you are familiar with the first part of that project… but you may not know about the...
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Ministry Briefing for April & A Free Chromebook!
This morning the newest edition of Ministry Briefing went on sale. I am pretty excited by this project that Todd Rhoades and I launched at the beginning of the year. I am also pretty excited about a...
View ArticleChurches Take Warning from this Parsonage Fight
So often in the church world we get into trouble by making agreements that are intended to work one way, but are not worded in a way that backs up that intention. This seems to be the case at a church...
View ArticleSmartphones and Facebook: Addicted Much?
Do you have Facebook on your smartphone? How often do you check it? In a recent study commissioned by Facebook, smartphone users were found to be checking the social network an average of 14 times a...
View ArticleDetwiler Calls out SBC for Enabling Mahaney’s Sin
From a story covered in April’s Ministry Briefing Digest: CJ Mahaney seems to have become a bit of a lightning rod of late. The founder of Sovereign Grace Ministries has been through the wringer of...
View ArticleSuper Natural, Double Portion, Miracles for $273
What does $273 buy you? According to Dr. Todd Coontz, $273 will get you a “Breakthrough Seed” that allows you to “Expect supernatural change within 90 days.” Dr. Coontz is a televangelist, of the...
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What Happens AFTER a Pastor Subdues a Burglar?
What would you do if your church were broken into? Pastor Mike Jankowski of Lamb’s Chapel in Center Moriches, New York asked his congregation to bring the culprit back to their church: When that...
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Changing Rhetoric at Focus on the Family
Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family recently made some interesting comments while being interviewed for NPR: You know, when we look at same-sex marriage or gay relationships, it’s just one of...
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Pastors and Vacation Time
Scott William’s recently had an intriguing post on his website discussing the need for church leaders to take more time off. Saying: In all seriousness, Sr. Pastors should try to find themselves in the...
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Everybody’s Orthodoxy is Somebody’s Heresy
Last week Matt Appling had a post on his site, The Church of No People, about the way we disagree within the church world. Coining what is now my favorite phrase “everybody’s orthodoxy is somebody’s...
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“If Just One Person” Thinking and Good Stewardship
We’ve all been in a church business meeting when someone has said it. It’s the goto line to justify ministry expenditures, and according to Scott Cochrane, it is a dangerous lie. The line? “If just one...
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What Q LA Day One has me Thinking About
Yesterday was the first day of Q LA. The pace has been fast and furious, much like drinking from a fire hose… but it has been good. More notes to follow, but here are a few things that are tinkering...
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What Q Day Two has me Thinking On
Day two of Q LA was another day of drinking from the fire hose… It started off with Mark Burnett, finished up with Gabe Lyons, and had a bunch of solid communicators in between. The thought that I am...
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Benny Heads to Trinidad and Tobago
Benny Hinn recently headed to Trinidad and Tobago for one of his crusades, where he asked those gathered to sow a seed of faith for $100 (or TT$600). Considering the economic status of Trinidad and...
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The Decline of Checks and Your Church
Do you use checks? Do you even know where your checkbook is? (I don’t) Studies suggest that check writing is in rapid decline as people have begun to use them only for large purchases. Mark Brooks...
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Ministry Briefing Speed Round
Today we are trying a little something different: Ministry Briefing Speed Round. We take five topics from the soon to be released edition of Ministry Briefing Disgest. Todd selected five stories at...
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