Challenge for churches: How to care for caregivers
As churches minister to the most elderly and infirm among members, some also seek ways to serve their caregivers—often family members—who often labor around the clock.
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Life coaching makes its way into churches
Career coaching has been around in the business field for decades. More recently, it spun off a concept of life coaching. Now, the coaching concept is starting to make its impact in churches.
Study says recession catching up to churches
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- After two years of only moderate impact on offerings, the recession has caught up with America's churches, according to new figures by LifeWay Research.
U.S. is feeling charitable, just not through churches
Americans are being more generous to religious charities, but why are they skimping on their giving to churches? A new report found that from 2007 to 2008, giving to religious charities went up, but giving to churches went down.
Churches, entities must withhold tax on nonresident performances
Since 1998, Missouri law has required venues -- including churches -- to collect withholding taxes on performances by out-of-state entertainers, even if congregants gave a love offering in appreciation.
Study finds large churches can do better at retaining members
Large congregations are more likely than small churches to emphasize evangelism and recruitment of new members but significantly less likely to contact members who stop attending, according to a recent study.
Why do people leave churches?
Many churches and denominations put a lot of effort into attracting new members only to lose many of them through a “back door”— a term used to describe people who regularly attended a church in the past but stopped.
Who’s in Charge? As churches grow, decision-making becomes more complex
Jesus Christ is the head of the church. But when it comes to ways Christians discern Christ’s will for their particular congregation, handle its day-to-day administrative chores and make decisions about budget and buildings, Baptist churches demonstrate remarkable diversity.
Governing multi-site churches like franchising a business
As some congregations reach out to minister beyond their church campus, many have chosen to begin second or third or more sites under the church umbrella. Adding more sites usually means adjusting the congregation’s governing structure.
Some rural churches see their calling as providing a laboratory for training ministers
Rural churches, particularly those within driving distance of a seminary or denominational college or university, often become training grounds for ministerial staff.