May 14, 2019 | Churches, Project Pentecost, Vision
One surprising thing about Paul’s letter to the Romans is that it ends with a theological strategy for multicultural ministry. Many in the early church thought the Gentiles who believed in Jesus for forgiveness had to become Jews. Paul fiercely and repeatedly defended...
May 8, 2019 | Churches, Project Pentecost, Vision
Want to create a special Pentecost Sunday worship service this year? To help inspire you, we’ve compiled a list of available worship resources to help you create an amazing Pentecost Sunday. Different traditions vary in their liturgical calendar and what existing...
May 6, 2019 | Churches, Project Pentecost, Vision
You’re convinced that your church has a diversity problem. You believe it’s a nonnegotiable gospel issue and have seen the data about your neighborhood. Now what? It’s tempting to jump straight into creating a strategic plan or to start scheduling coffee with people,...
Apr 29, 2019 | Churches, Project Pentecost, Vision
The church in America is living a contradiction. According to a 2017 survey, 93 percent of US pastors agreed that every church should strive for racial diversity. In the same survey, 81 percent said their church had mostly one racial group. More disturbingly, a 2015...
Nov 28, 2018 | Blog, Churches
🔥 Pentecost is Coming Soon! 🙌Get your free multilingual resource kit today! 🎁 Download now [Update: We published a comprehensive guide to using spf.io for multilingual ministry in your church. We highly recommend it.] Every church has its own reasons for seeking to...
Jul 23, 2018 | Blog, Churches
by Tony Morgan This article is originally posted at Tony Morgan Live. It has been reposted here with permission. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously described Sunday morning at eleven o’clock as the “most segregated hour of Christian America.” Regrettably, it’s nearly 60...