“Many churches would never say, “We care more about our building than people.” But sometimes, policies quietly communicate exactly that. A simple sign about food or drinks can reveal deeper priorities.” - CPost
“This was perhaps the most important lesson I had to learn. My call at church was not to soldier on as if nothing was wrong. It was to pastor the church in my weakness so that Christ’s grace would be magnified.” - 9 Marks
“Around 1 in 4 Protestant churchgoers (24 percent) say their church has a very liturgical style…. (42 percent) says their church has some liturgical elements, while 27 percent say their church has none of the liturgical style and 7 percent are unsure…. (75 percent) are satisfied with their current worship style.” - Baptist Press
“It can feel like a Catch-22. The way an older church reaches younger families is to already have younger families in the room. But the congregation skews older precisely because it has so few.” - Thom Rainer
“One in three US Protestants now attend a church with more than 1,000 congregants, according to the report, and the vast majority attend a church larger than 250.” - CToday
“While reading Dave Kiehn’s Pulling the Thread, I felt like I was sitting down for a thoughtful conversation about church revitalization with a loving and faithful pastor who was genuinely interested in the work the Lord had given me to do.” - 9 Marks
“Rick Melson has been elected the new president of Moody Bible Institute, months after his predecessor announced plans to step down…. Melson will begin his term as Moody’s 11th president Aug. 17, succeeding Mark Jobe” - CPost
“The allegations illustrate the difficult decisions churches increasingly face when a congregant’s behavior escalates from concerning to threatening — questions about when to bar someone from church property, involve law enforcement, and protect worshippers while maintaining a welcoming environment.” - MinistryWatch
“A U.S. District Court has dismissed “with prejudice” a lawsuit originally filed in 2019 that alleged defamation on the part of former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson.” - Baptist Press
“The legal battle arose from a dispute regarding the church’s governance, particularly long-time Senior Pastor Ed Young’s decision to appoint his son, Ben Young, as successor of the historic Texas megachurch without taking up a congregational vote.” - C.Leaders
