By Braden Cross BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Historically, email has been the go-to tool for church communication. But if you’re on staff at a church, you’ve likely started to realize communicating through email isn’t working as well as it used to. Church announcements get overlooked, volunteer requests go unseen, and visitor follow-up often slips through the cracks. Open rates … [Read more...]
Throat cancer fails to negate his grip on God’s sovereignty
By Art Toalston CLEVELAND, Tenn. (BP) – “Don’t feel sorry for me,” Ernest Easley writes in a new book. A feeding tube is how he gets nourishment. He struggles to speak. Diagnosed with malignant throat cancer in 1998, severe side effects from 44 radiation treatments still afflict the longtime pastor. Even so: “I feel sorry for you if you haven’t learned the peace … [Read more...]
Lifeway teams up with the Kendrick brothers on ‘The Forge’ film resources
By Staff BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Lifeway Christian Resources has teamed up with filmmakers Alex and Stephen Kendrick to provide a suite of new resources to accompany their latest project, “THE FORGE,” which is scheduled to hit theaters August 23. Alex and Stephen Kendrick, the director-and-producer brother team behind movies like “WAR ROOM,” “COURAGEOUS” and “OVERCOMER,” said … [Read more...]
Special needs ministry remains an untapped opportunity for many churches
By Aaron Earls BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Almost all churches believe they are welcoming places for everyone. But many families that include individuals with special needs often feel otherwise. Experts say it doesn’t have to be this way. Churches who want to welcome everyone, including those with special needs, should begin by asking questions, said Sandra Peoples, the disability … [Read more...]
Pruitt’s “Revival Generation” helps leaders walk students toward faith renewal
By Brandon Elrod DALLAS — Shane Pruitt, national director of next gen evangelism at the North American Mission Board (NAMB), has been praying for the next generation to awaken to the goodness and glory of Jesus, and he wanted church leaders to have a resource that could spur students to deeper faith that extends beyond platitudes. Through Lifeway Christian Resources, … [Read more...]
