
Practical ways to help men connect in your church
Research shows men are coming back to church. Are you helping them connect with your congregation? Here are some helpful tips.

Research shows men are coming back to church. Are you helping them connect with your congregation? Here are some helpful tips.

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Salvation may be at risk in the last place you would expect. By definition, evangelical Christians strongly agree that “only those who trust in Jesus Christ alone as their Savior receive God’s free gift of eternal salvation.” Yet according to the 2025 Lifeway Research State of Theology report, only 45% of Americans with evangelical beliefs disagree with the statement: “God accepts the worship of all religions, including Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.”

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About 20 percent of the U.S. population lives in rural communities. How can churches reach people living in these small towns across America?

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Chuck Lawless some helpful considerations for your church's Christmas Eve gathering.
The reputations of churches today are just one crisis away from being destroyed. Yet, an overwhelming majority of churches are unprepared to manage even the slightest level of hostility that is becoming more prevalent in American culture.
“Every man lives with the specter that he is letting someone down,” a pastor once told our men’s group.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Cal Hampton was 60 years old and thought he might be losing his mind. The longtime pastor, firmly rooted in a beloved ministry in Wayne County, Tenn., felt God calling him to leave, relocate and plant a church.
My father-in-law prays for everyone who comes to his house. Missionaries are like that.