Sometimes, when you’re in the middle of a church renewal initiative, it can be difficult to measure the kind of impact you’re hoping to see. It often requires stepping back, taking a breath and prayerfully evaluating what God is doing.
While salvation is the same for all believers and heaven awaits them all, Scripture indicates that rewards will vary among believers. This distinction does not mean there are separate levels or divisions within heaven, as if some believers will inhabit one realm and others a different one, eternally separated.
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You may believe your church is friendly but would a guest agree? Chuck Lawless offers ways you can find the answer.
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We need more evangelistic preaching in our states. When the Gospel is preached, God’s people are both encouraged and trained to share the Gospel themselves, and lost people are confronted and convicted about their standing before God.
Churches do not usually burn people out because they care too little about ministry. More often, they burn people out because they care too little about process. The problem is not always the people. The problem is often the pathway. When churches exhaust people, they blame the situation rather than the process.
One free and highly effective way to reach your community is for a church to claim its Google Maps church listing. People want authenticity, and they're using Google Maps, not just Google searches, to see who you are. A blank Google Business page might as well say: “We’re not expecting guests.”
