Church & Ministry

“Enrollment numbers, financial challenges, and the pandemic spelled the end.” - C.Today

“There’s an important asymmetry here. Paul exhorts churches to support their elders, but he exhorts all Christians to emulate him in serving free of charge.” - TGC

“More than 3 in 4 American Protestant churchgoers say tithing is a biblical command that still applies today (77%), according to a Lifeway Research study. One in 10 (10%) say it is not.” - C.Index

“Are the trends reversing? Could younger people return to church in greater numbers? Perhaps. It’s too early to tell, but one researcher gives a little hope.” - Church Answers

“the ‘officialese’ is far less important than the notion, ‘I really belong here and am absolutely committed here.’ To turn away from that, to reject it, or to deny it is really to repudiate what Christ has brought you into” - Sinclair Ferguson

“in commenting on the challenges posed by the cultural acceptance of transgender ideology, the letter could have done a better job in bringing to bear the kind of pastoral sensitivity this topic deserves.” - Nicholas Perrin

“Gafcon gathering in Rwanda pledges to create alternative authority structures, while Global South fellowship stays separate.” - CToday

“With corporate consolidation in worship music, more entities are invested in the songs sung on Sunday mornings. How will their financial incentives shape the church?” - CToday

“Ron Hamilton, a Christian singer, musician, voice actor and performer best known for his ‘Patch the Pirate’ character of Christian children’s entertainment fame, has died after a battle with dementia. He was 72 years old.” - CPost