via getupmornings: Erica Campbell put all of her kids into the church choir, and they learned to sing God’s praises right alongside their mommy. At first, they weren’t totally into it. But now, not only does everybody sing, but they also are learning to play various instruments. Erica explains what was behind her initial decision to […]
via BCNN1: Here are seven ways to get young people to serve: Don’t just talk about it…do it. They truly want to be active. They want to be doers of the word…not just hearers. Reward progress…not people. Humble service is a valued character trait to the current younger generation. That’s why they love teams so […]
via BCNN1: Justin Timberlake got his start singing in church and now the entertainer is explaining why it’s the best place to begin a music career. “You know that church is the best place to sing because you can go up there and completely botch anything and then at the end everyone says, ‘Amen,’” Timberlake […]
via Cleveland19: Community members gathered Sunday evening for a vigil near the Texas church that was the site of a mass shooting as details emerged about the alleged shooter’s military service and discharge. Twenty-six people died after a gunman opened fire at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX, on Sunday; 23 were killed in […]
via BCNN1: The man who confessed to opening fire outside a Nashville-area church allegedly told police he had voices in his head and visions leading up to the attack. Emanuel K. Samson, the suspect in the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ shooting Sept. 24 allegedly “made some comments about visions and voices” during an interview […]
via BCNN1: Former Vikings quarterback Randall Cunningham opened the door to put his dog outside late Sunday night at his Las Vegas home. He immediately heard sirens blaring. His wife, Felicity, turned on the news and the two saw what was happening at Mandalay Bay Resort, a five-minute drive from their house. “We just started […]
One in six young people are practising Christians, new figures show, as research suggests thousands convert after visiting church buildings. The figures, show that more than one in five (21 per cent) people between the ages of 11 and 18 describe themselves as active followers of Jesus, and 13 per cent say they are practising […]
The Portsmouth Fire Department confirmed Thursday that it was lightning that sparked a two-alarm fire that destroyed a church in Portsmouth Wednesday evening. Firefighters were called to the Mount Sinai Family Life Christian Center on Columbus Avenue around 6:30 p.m. The call came in as a lightning strike to a home. Firefighters arrived on scene […]
What force exerts the greatest influence on your congregation and the Christians you know? Are they shaped more by the gospel of Jesus Christ or by the culture around them? Of course, the “Sunday school answer” always is Jesus. Christians pattern our lives after the teaching and example of Jesus. But is that the true […]
If you allow your children to stop going to church because they dislike it but insist they go to math class because it is good for them, those are “atheistic” priorities, according to Russell Moore. In his latest Signposts podcast, the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention noted […]
Most pastors tell me the most important meeting of the church is the prayer meeting. They also tell me it is the least-attended meeting in their church. I am told that people will come easy to a potluck but not to a prayer meeting. But the power of a well-attended prayer meeting is vital to […]
10 Points On Mental Illness And The Local Church For the past 15 years, I’ve worked feverishly on developing a full-time counseling center for the members of the congregations that I’ve served and the communities surrounding them. My seminary experiences coupled with pastoring people made me acutely aware of my own inadequacies in ministering effectively […]
