River of Life

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

What the Bible Says About Homosexuality

What does the Bible truly say about homosexuality? In this blog you can find out the truth about what it says concerning same-sex love.

Should Your Church Live Stream?

Chances are, your church has either started live streaming recently or has considered it at some point. With equipment improvements, lower entry costs, and availability through the web and social media, live streaming is becoming more common in the church. If you are considering adding a streamed service or posting videos for replay viewing to …

Seven Reasons Why We Should Not Accept Millions of Years

There is an intensifying controversy in the church all over the world regarding the age of the earth.

His pew or hers? Woman concerned about man she met in church

Q: I met a nice guy at church of all places, and he's invited me out. I'm excited but nervous. Do I stay at his house or let him come to mine? It's been a while.

4 Ways to Balance Leading the Church and Loving the Community

How do we both lead our church and love our community well? And how does this calling inform a church leader's priorities and daily schedule?

Why I’m Coming Out as a Christian

I’m not scared that non-believers will make me feel like an outcast. I’m scared that Christians will.

They Tried to Start a Church Without God. For a While, It Worked.

Secular organizers started their own congregations. But to succeed, they need to do a better job of imitating religion.

Where Can Women Teach? Eight Principles for Christian Churches

How do women honor God’s pattern of male headship in the church while also exercising a spiritual gift of teaching?

ID Card Benefits for Religious Organizations

Find out how religious organizations and church groups are using ID card technology to help identify church members and keep them more secure.

When Pastors and Churches Pray, God Moves

If you're a pastor, you should certainly be striving for greater excellence as a communicator, as a leader, and as an organizer. You need a vision. You nee

“Does the Christian church need different denominations?”

Christian Web Trends Blog: Church Websites, Design, SEO

Is your church online? Most people start looking for things online. So, your church needs to be online for them to find you. Knott Avenue Christian Church is doing that. See how and see what the results have been.

The Danger of False Ideas about God

The Danger of False Ideas about God<br>In the first chapter of The Knowledge of the Holy —aptly titled “Why We Must Think Rightly About God”—A. W. Tozer writes, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” Our beliefs about God have consequences. Correct beliefs about God can stimulate worship, provide comfort, give encouragement, inspire wonder, and provoke fear<br>But what are the consequences of thinking wrongly about God? A. W. Tozer has this…

Does God Have A Gender?

These days, the issues of gender and sexuality are very controversial, particularly in Western societies.

Should we change our pronouns for God?

To stop the insidious abuse of power within the church, we have to stop exclusively calling God ‘him.’

How Does a Rational Person Believe in God?

Faith in God is not something that just happens to you. A former atheist explains the logical thinking that leads a person toward God...

Atheists who believe in God & believers who don't

According to recent studies, 21% of atheists believe in God. 10% of them pray. A majority of atheists say that religion is somewhat or very important in their lives. This is slightly more than the larger category of the “nones,” those who say they have no particular religious identity, nearly half of whom say that …