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Crafting a Church End-of-Year Giving Letter

Crafting a Church End-of-Year Giving Letter

The end of the year is a special time for churches and their congregations. It's a time for reflection, gratitude, and giving. One important tradition during this season is the end-of-year giving letter, a sincere message from the church to its members and supporters....

Israel Declares War – Operation “Swords of Iron”

Israel Declares War – Operation “Swords of Iron”

Who is to Blame? October 9, 2023 by Dennis D. Frey For the first time in fifty years, Israel has declared war.  The previous 1973 conflict known as "the Yom Kippur War," was fought against an Arab coalition of combatants led by Egypt and Syria, with support forces...

How to Pray for Refugees During Times of War and Crisis

How to Pray for Refugees During Times of War and Crisis

Did you know that the number of refugees around the world has doubled in the past 10 years? In fact, there are more refugees in the world today than at any other point in history, surpassing the 100 million mark in 2022. The reasons these families have been driven...

Negative News, Growing Churches

Negative News, Growing Churches

Pastors, If you’re listening to the mainstream media and their negative news, you’d never know that churches across America are growing at such an encouraging rate. Unless... ...You noticed the parking lots on the way to your own church — they’re packed! (Even my own...

Revival happening now!

Revival happening now!

"As revival closes in on the one-week mark at Asbury University, reports are circulating of other colleges and universities where revival fires have ignited. As of Tuesday, groups of students from at least 22 higher education institutions..." Read the full article...

Why Are Women Leaving the Church?

Why Are Women Leaving the Church?

Women have always attended church at higher rates than men, but that may be changing. From 2003 to 2019, women’s attendance dropped from 48 percent to 31 percent. In that same period, men’s church attendance dropped from 37 percent to 31 percent, meaning that women...

Preparing our kids for a transgender world

Preparing our kids for a transgender world

I had a mom come to me just this past week, concerned about what her 3rd grade child was hearing. (His male teacher came to class with multi-colored fingernail polish and tight shorts, and the first book they read as a class promoted the idea of multiple genders). As...

She screamed, “Where’s my child!? Where’s my daughter!?

She screamed, “Where’s my child!? Where’s my daughter!?

Standing outside the train station right at the border of Poland and Ukraine, our leadership team decided to gather for prayer. As we united to pray, I heard a panic scream, so loud, that it emanated through the stream of Ukrainian refugees rushing past us. Quickly...

Crafting a Church End-of-Year Giving Letter

Crafting a Church End-of-Year Giving Letter

The end of the year is a special time for churches and their congregations. It's a time for reflection, gratitude, and giving. One important tradition during this season is the end-of-year giving letter, a sincere message from the church to its members and supporters....

Israel Declares War – Operation “Swords of Iron”

Israel Declares War – Operation “Swords of Iron”

Who is to Blame? October 9, 2023 by Dennis D. Frey For the first time in fifty years, Israel has declared war.  The previous 1973 conflict known as "the Yom Kippur War," was fought against an Arab coalition of combatants led by Egypt and Syria, with support forces...

How to Pray for Refugees During Times of War and Crisis

How to Pray for Refugees During Times of War and Crisis

Did you know that the number of refugees around the world has doubled in the past 10 years? In fact, there are more refugees in the world today than at any other point in history, surpassing the 100 million mark in 2022. The reasons these families have been driven...

Negative News, Growing Churches

Negative News, Growing Churches

Pastors, If you’re listening to the mainstream media and their negative news, you’d never know that churches across America are growing at such an encouraging rate. Unless... ...You noticed the parking lots on the way to your own church — they’re packed! (Even my own...

Revival happening now!

Revival happening now!

"As revival closes in on the one-week mark at Asbury University, reports are circulating of other colleges and universities where revival fires have ignited. As of Tuesday, groups of students from at least 22 higher education institutions..." Read the full article...

Why Are Women Leaving the Church?

Why Are Women Leaving the Church?

Women have always attended church at higher rates than men, but that may be changing. From 2003 to 2019, women’s attendance dropped from 48 percent to 31 percent. In that same period, men’s church attendance dropped from 37 percent to 31 percent, meaning that women...

Preparing our kids for a transgender world

Preparing our kids for a transgender world

I had a mom come to me just this past week, concerned about what her 3rd grade child was hearing. (His male teacher came to class with multi-colored fingernail polish and tight shorts, and the first book they read as a class promoted the idea of multiple genders). As...

She screamed, “Where’s my child!? Where’s my daughter!?

She screamed, “Where’s my child!? Where’s my daughter!?

Standing outside the train station right at the border of Poland and Ukraine, our leadership team decided to gather for prayer. As we united to pray, I heard a panic scream, so loud, that it emanated through the stream of Ukrainian refugees rushing past us. Quickly...

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