I’ve mentioned in earlier articles the importance of security in the church buildings.  Especially during service times when people are walking around throughout the campus.  Unfortunately people can find ways to steal things that most of us wouldn’t think of securing.  A case in point is a church in Tacoma Washington.  On a recent Friday night [...]

A church in Burlington is continuing a 20 year tradition of an Easter drive-thru.  There are 11 scenes in the exhibit leading up to and after Jesus’ death. There are several similar drive-thrus across the country during the year, including a Nativity drive-thru in Claremont California.  These events are excellent ways to witness to the community [...]

There are churches in Texas being set aflame by arsonists and churches in Jackson Mississippi being burglarized at an alarming rate.  Any time a church is targeted for a crime it’s alarming but the frequency I’ve been reading about lately is more so.  As church leaders we never want to believe that someone would come [...]

In the midst of the disaster in Haiti comes a story of a young man who has been able to show people living in makeshift camps the love of Christ.  The Baptist Press reported about a man named Jean Junior Cineas who grew up in the family of a voodoo priest in Haiti.  At a [...]

Many churches in America have internet sites that are used to educate people who are searching for a new church as well as inform church attenders what’s going on.  I’ve notice lately that many church websites also have a “Donate” button on their website.  While I’m sure this could be a good thing for a [...]

I’ve attended many churches that don’t meet in church buildings.  As a matter of fact with very few exceptions, I haven’t been in a traditional church building since I moved back home from Georgia 6 years ago.  I’m a regular attender and rarely miss a service.  I’ve been to church in a movie theater, high rise [...]

The Pope recently asked priests to “discover new possibilities for carrying out their ministry to and for the Word of God.” With the advent of new social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook there is a whole new prospect for spreading the gospel. After so many centuries of people primarily having to sit in [...]

A recent poll in England shows that almost 97% of regular church attenders look forward to hearing the sermon. Unfortunately only 17% said that the sermons cause them to change their attitudes or change their perspective on issues.  While it’s nice to know that the people filling our church chairs are cominng with expectant hearts it’s [...]

For those of us who are active in our church’s finances (usually the board members and bookkeeper) it’s no surprise that studies show that the economic recovery tauted about in the news hasn’t happened in local churches yet.  While tough economic times can bring more people into our church chairs, (many people seek for answers [...]