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New Research: Slow Economy Continues to Weigh on Churches and Pastors
Last week, we released some new research on the economy and its effects on the local churches. Read the rest of this entry at Ed Stetzer’s blog» Filed under: news, the local church, Uncategorized...
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Ed Stetzer – Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Freed: A Victory for Religious...
“…Condemned Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been acquitted of apostasy charges and released from an Iranian prison. The acquittal comes nearly three years after Iranian authorities jailed...
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Serious Reservations About the Global Faith Forum
The 2013 Global Faith Forum (GFF) was concluded Nov. 16, and was held at the NorthWood Church in Keller, TX, where the senior pastor, Dr. Bob Roberts, Jr., founded and leads the movement. I was unaware...
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The Integration of Christianity and Psychology: A guest post by Sarah Rainer...
Sarah Rainer, Doctor of Psychology, explains how psychology and Christianity relate to each other. | Ed Stetzer The following is a guest post by Sarah Rainer, PsyD. This week, LifeWay Research...
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What is Contextualization? Presenting the Gospel in Culturally Relevant Ways...
Contextualization involves an attempt to present the Gospel in a culturally relevant way. | Ed Stetzer The topic of contextualization arises frequently in contemporary discussions on missiology and...
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Why Do These Pentecostals Keep Growing? | The Exchange | Ed Stetzer
Many evangelical churches and denominations are in a state of plateau or decline. Why aren’t Pentecostals? | Ed Stetzer There are parts of the globe where the greatest church growth is happening...
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A Letter to My Worship Leaders (Part 1) | The Exchange | Ed Stetzer
Worship leaders have one of the most important roles in the church, here is my letter to mine. | Ed Stetzer I love pastors and church leaders. A great deal of my time is spent teaching, encouraging,...
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A Letter to My Worship Leaders (Part 2) | The Exchange | Ed Stetzer
Silence, flow, and theology all play important parts in the work of a worship leader. | Ed Stetzer This is a continuation of Part 1 of “A Letter to My Worship Pastors,” which I posted yesterday....
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A Decision in Ferguson: How Should Evangelicals Respond? | The Exchange | Ed...
The grand jury has made a decision in Ferguson, now we have to make ours. How will we respond? | Ed Stetzer In light of the grand jury decision handed down tonight in in the wake of Michael Brown’s...
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Fight Over Ferguson or Focus on Solutions: How Should Evangelicals Respond? |...
Battle lines are being drawn among evangelicals regarding how to properly interpret and consequently communicate the happenings at Ferguson, within the context of a biblical-kingdom worldview. One side...
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I Don’t Understand the Evangelical Response to Ferguson | SBC Today
Dr. Randy White | Pastor First Baptist Church, Katy, TX **This article was previously posted by Dr. Randy White on his website http://www.randywhiteministries.org and is used by permission. Ferguson,...
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The Church and Mental Illness Part 1: Aspirations v. Reality | The Exchange |...
A significant percentage of pastors aspire to address mental illness, but how many actually do? | Ed Stetzer Mental health has been a hot topic of conversation lately, and rightly so, because the...
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The Church and Mental Illness Part 2: Medicine and Therapy | The Exchange |...
How do pastors feel about mental illness medication and therapy? | Ed Stetzer In my last post, I began discussing the results of some recent research conducted by LifeWay Research on the church and...
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The Church and Mental Illness Part 2: Medicine and Therapy | The Exchange |...
How do pastors feel about mental illness medication and therapy? | Ed Stetzer In my last post, I began discussing the results of some recent research conducted by LifeWay Research on the church and...
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Time Is Now for Gospel Transformation in Race Relations | TGC | The Gospel...
One message rang clear from a two-hour dialogue of Christian leaders gathered Tuesday night in Memphis at the historic Lorraine Motel and National Civil Rights Museum: American evangelicals have far to...
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The Church and Mental Illness Part 3: Pastors’ Struggles and Churches’...
In our final part of this series, we look at pastors’ struggles with mental illness and the supportiveness of churches. | Ed Stetzer In my first post, I began discussing the results of some recent...
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A Time to Speak | TGC | Trevin Wax
I’m encouraged and challenged by “A Time to Speak” – two panel discussions held Tuesday at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. The event included Bryan Loritts, John Piper, Voddie Baucham, Thabiti...
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Race relations panelists: Learn ‘each other’s story’| Baptist Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (BP) — Four decades after Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis, a diverse group of pastors gathered at the historic Lorraine Hotel — now the site of the National Civil Rights...
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Race in America: A First Person Report from #ATimeToSpeak | The Exchange | Ed...
A brief summary of #ATimeToSpeak at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. | Bob Smietana The following post is by Bob Smietana, senior writer for Facts & Trends. This article originally appeared on...
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The Spiritual Openness of the Younger Unchurched | The Exchange | Ed Stetzer
What’s the status of the church and how might we share the gospel in this time? | Ed Stetzer There’s an idea that Christianity in America is dying. No serious researcher—not one—thinks that. However, I...
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