As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Eighty-one percent of surveyed pastors said they either ‘strongly agree’ or ‘somewhat agree’ with the statement ‘My church is predominantly one racial or ethnic group.’” CPost
“I want to speak to all the people around the country that have been misled … for the past four years and tell them in my voice, in as strong a voice as you’ll allow me to tell it, that the charges against me are false. There still to this day is not evidence of misconduct on my part.” CToday
“The part of tax law that prohibits houses of worship from engaging in explicit political activity will remain intact for now, despite concerns that Republican lawmakers would try to repeal it in the latest massive federal spending bill they released this week.” RNS
The following is an excerpt from Charles Spurgeon’s book, Lectures to My Students, about the propriety of using anecdotes in preaching:1
“Eighty-one percent of Protestant pastors say their congregation is predominantly made up of one racial or ethnic group. That’s down from 86 percent four years ago, according to the study conducted this past Aug. 30-Sept. 18 by LifeWay Research.” BPNews
Reposted, with permission, from DBTS Blog. Originally posted in 2013.
WikiAnswers poses the question, “Why does music exist?” then self-replies: “Because it brings happiness to people all over the world.”
Our church has never had a sunrise service, and I don’t think I have ever wanted one. We have an early 8:30 service every Sunday. Many churches do have them. What are the pros and cons? How strong are those pros and cons? Any discussion appreciated.
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Does your church have a Sunrise service for Resurrection Sunday (Easter)?
“The free training was created by Brooks Security Consulting and includes such topics as: — Church safety and security — Church security team — Emergency response planning — Lockdown procedures — Responding to an active shooting” BPNews
“Starting Monday (March 19), two new collections about his ministry, including notebooks documenting Graham’s personal relationship with each U.S. president from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama, will be opened to the public” BPNews
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