Why Do People Go to Church? This Study Found It’s Not the Sermon
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Why Do People Go to Church? This Study Found It’s Not the Sermon

A recent Pew Research Center poll titled “Why Americans Go (and Don’t Go) to Religious Services” caught my attention this week. There’s a lot of information, but here’s what I gleaned from it: Among adults who attend church services at least once or twice a month, when asked to rank reasons they attend as very…

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Hurray, You Prepared a Message… But How’s the Messenger?

“A prepared messenger is more important than a prepared message.” – Robert Munger This preaching quote hits home. How many times have I worked my tail off to prepare a message, but failed to prepare myself? Before we ever prepare our sermons, we need to look in the mirror and make sure we are prepared…

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Before You Practice Preaching, Practice What You Preach

The longer I am in ministry, the more I see it. It seems like every week I hear about another pastor’s moral failure that scars the church and murders their ministry. Whether it’s an affair, drugs, porn addiction, or mishandling money, these hidden sins are ripping churches apart and leaving good people feeling betrayed and…