Prevailing Word Church

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 …

This Infectious Video of a Farmer Dancing In His Barn Is Going Mega-Viral

We're in awe of this man's moves—and his uplifting message.

Blade publisher, aviation expert to wed Nov. 19

John Robinson Block, of Pittsburgh and Toledo, and Mary Fackler Schiavo, of Isle of Palms, S.C., and Pioneer, Ohio, have announced their wedding engagement. ...

Drought, Wildfire, and Lush Garden Imagery: An Interview with Laura Reece Hogan — Dappled Things

Featured in the “More Organic Than It May Appear:” A Symposium on Creativity and Motherhood, Mary, Queen of Angels 2021 issue of Dappled Things. Author, poet, mother, lawyer, and lay Carmelite, Laura Reece Hogan inhabits not a cloistered ivory tower in some faraway sheltered place but the real ye

How To Reach Unchurched People Who Don't Think They Need God

I read a survey the other day that made me literally sit up straight as I took notice. The number of people in Canada (my country) who profess “no religion” is now at 24%, up from 16.5% a decade earlier. That’s a massive shift in a mere ten years. As I reflect on it all,…

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?

If We Can Worship Anywhere, Why Go To Church?

It doesn't just matter that we worship Jesus. It matters that we worship him with other people.

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.

10 Tips for Creating Inclusive Religious Organizations

We are a stronger country when religious organizations of all faiths live up to our values -- when we are welcoming, diverse, moral, and respect one anot...

How the Word “Pastoral” Has Been Distorted by Progressivists in the Church

How the Word “Pastoral” Has Been Distorted by Progressivists in the Church. In current ecclesiastical language, the word pastoral tends to gradually take on

What TechSoup Offers Religious Organizations

This article provides an overview of the TechSoup product donations and learning resources that can help your religious nonprofit get the most out of its technology.

What Does the Word ‘Church’ Mean? Ephesians 3:7

We use the word “church” over and over in the Christian life, but what exactly does the word really mean?

Cult-like Practices at Word of Life Church

The recent beating death of a teenager may indicate religious abuse and cult-like practices.

Do you love the church but sometimes hate it? There’s a word for that feeling (and it can be...

The psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan explained how it can be healthy to sometimes ‘hate’ what we truly love, including the church.

A Word, Or The Word Of God?

In the recent message titled “We Have the Mind of Christ,” we saw that in God, no one person has all the answers. So, how do we find the mind of Christ? How do we get a word from God?... (more)

What if Churches Started Churches?

Good churches should add “church starting” to the list of ingredients that define their health.

Evolutionism—Is There Such a Word?

What is evolutionism? Is it even a word? Dr. David Menton explores these questions and examines the worldview of evolution.

How a Word Gets Into the Dictionary

Is the Bible truly God's Word?

Is the Bible truly God's Word? How can we know that the Bible is the Word of God?

When Is a Church Not a Church?

The tax code allows for some strange political shenanigans.