Faith Tabernacle Congregation

Shut down the bus tours: What older church members should really be doing

So how do you engage older church attendees… say people over age 50? The question’s been around a long time. And, as most church leaders could tell you, it’s a bit of a loaded question. It’s also a question I’m...Read More→

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 alcoholics can teach churches

Daybreak Fellowship blends language of addiction recovery with Christian worship

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 …

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.

Why I’m Grateful for the Local Church

I love my church where I serve, but I’m also very grateful for the local church in general. In all its beauty and flaws, I can’t imagine culture surviving without it.

Why the Church isn’t Reaching my Unchurched Friends

Millenials want customized, personal experiences at their church. The one size fits all Sunday sermon doesn't connect with them<br>As a 25 yr old, I agree. Many of my own friends don't attend mass. They're not leaving the church, they just don't want to get up and go on Sunday. I feel it's not so much about people being "fake", but that their church experience isn't being customized. I think the only way forward to capture young people's interest is to make that…

In light of faith: How the church can welcome young families

Many people have assumed that once millennials started to grow older and have kids, a large number would return to the church or become more actively engaged. This has not materialized — the …

Sticky faith: What keeps kids connected to church?

We youth ministers have often tried to make our ministries cool enough to compete. But every teen knows that the church is not cool.

Faith and fitness: Why a workout has become a reason to go to church

Faith-based fitness is on the rise, and many churches are doing more for their members' bodies, rather than focusing on their souls.

What the church could learn from two YouTubers losing their faith

Christian communities can criticize and resist current trends toward faith deconstruction, but they may only succeed in pushing more people out into the wilderness where they are less likely to find the life-giving waters for which they thirst.

Meekness Does Not Equal Weakness

Faith and freelancers: why churches are turning into co-working spaces

Slick flexible working spaces are everwhere, but faith organizations offer a more basic service – with some unconventional benefits

Why So Many Church Leaders Struggle With Their Faith

There’s a secret many leaders won’t readily tell you. One of the most difficult aspects of Christian leadership is keeping your relationship with God fresh and alive. It’s amazing to me that a frequent casualty of Christian leadership is a leader’s personal walk with God. I have had to regularly engage this battle for two decades…