Last week, I began a series that is taking a look at the decline of evangelism in the American church. The first article in the series laid out what people said were the the biggest factors that they felt were holding them back from sharing the gospel. The top three responses that people gave were […]
One of the most troubling trends in the American church today is the decline in evangelism. The most recent large survey I could find on evangelism was a Barna poll from 2013 that found that only 52% of Christians shared their faith with another person in the last calendar year. Given that the climate of […]
When I run for exercise, quitting seems like a valid option about 90 percent of the time. Who in their right mind would want to put themselves through something like this? The sweating, the burning lungs, the sore legs—it is all awful. We could say the same thing about being a disciple of Jesus. Who […]
There was a time when I was convinced that I was never cut out for pastoral ministry. For starters, I am a natural introvert. I struggle in large social settings and I am often drained after spending significant time with more than a few people. Secondly, I could not stand the thought of preaching to […]
“When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: “‘And you, O Bethlehem, […]
“I really felt the Spirit moving in worship this morning.” That phrase was somewhat of a common phrase growing up in my church. When worship was a time where people were pouring their hearts out before the Lord, the service would be followed by people uttering a phrase similar to the one at the top […]
