Church & Ministry

“ ‘The timeline of the Holy Spirt is driving our decision to launch LMX at this moment, and we are responding to that call,’ the Rev. Althea Spencer-Miller said during a presentation Sunday evening following the denomination’s first online worship service.” - RNS

“The argument that worship, especially music in worship, is just a matter of taste is spurious, and it needs to be retired, just like the pop worship trend.” - Patheos

“A solid seminary training warns prospective pastors that they’re far likelier to be run out of a church due to interpersonal conflict than due to theological disagreement. Still, we see a surge of pastors so worn down by interpersonal conflict that they’re ready to initiate their own exits.” - TGC

“ ‘We have to slow the rising tide of COVID-19 cases, or our hospitals will be overrun,’ the CMDA said in its ‘A Plea to Our Churches’ statement, which was authored by Jeffrey Barrows and Dr. Christopher Hook.” - CPost

“…this style is specifically designed for solo artists, which means that it does not lend itself well to congregational singing. It is also written to be a performance for an audience, which means that it does not lend itself well to corporate worship.” - Veith

“…in July 2016, the president of Russia signed a package of “antiterrorist laws” that became known by their co-author name as the Yarovaya Laws. In practice the so-called anti-terrorist laws turned out to be anti-missionary and even anti-church laws.” - C.Leaders

“Our hymns typically have stanzas. The hymn in Philippians 2 does as well. The stanzas are easy to spot, because the phrasing is parallel, and the content progresses from ‘down’ to ‘up’ ” - Olinger

“Reaction to Gov. Andy Beshear’s request to halt indoor services for houses of worship over the next three to four weeks ranged from disappointment to compassion from a variety of Kentucky Baptist pastors.” - BPNews

“it was the challenge of ‘cultural engagement’ that led ETS to reach out to the Muslim panelists. Each was invited to share their view of evangelicals, and address the issues that concern them. It could ‘scarcely be more relevant and urgent,’ said Mohler.” - C.Today

“It is a very team-focused software that makes preparing for worship seamless, thanks to real-time updates and editors. You also get access to more than 5,000 free church graphics, 25 bible versions, and integration with other software programs, including Planning Center, Logos Bible Software, and Graceway Media, to name a few.” - C.Leaders