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Robbing God, Literally: 1 in 10 Protestant Churches Experience Embezzlement
Survey finds 1 in 2 only has enough cash for four months of services.
Bob Smietana - Facts & Trends|
CT Pastors
What Makes Your Church Your Church?
3 building blocks to help you tell your story.
Marian V. Liautaud|
Interview
An Inside Look at China’s Remarkable Religious Resurgence
Journalist Ian Johnson sees faith on the rise where it was once ruthlessly suppressed.
Interview by Rob Moll|
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How to Be at Peace and Get What You Want
Fortune 500 CEO Brad Hewitt’s wisdom for moving past our insatiable cravings.
Brad Hewitt|
Work of Our Hands
Investments for the Kingdom
Eventide Funds has confounded the investment world with its success—and its biblically based principles.
Jeff Haanen|
Blog Forum | Pivot
Why Successful Churches Aren’t Turning the World Upside-Down – But the Outcasts Might
Where are the Christian innovators who will put a dangerous passion for Jesus ahead of personal ministry success?
by Karl Vaters|
Gleanings
Clergy Working Fewer Hours, Getting Paid More
Counting the cost is getting easier.
David Briggs|
Blog Forum | Pivot
What Will the Church Do When the Freaks and Weirdos Show Up?
The Bible is thick with commands to welcome the stranger. But just how strange are we willing to welcome?
Interview
What It's Like to Live On Less Than Two Dollars a Day
Sociologist Kathryn Edin talks about what she learned from spending time with families that live on less than the price of a gallon of milk.
Interview by Bob Smietana|
Blog Forum | Pivot
5 Massive Changes Coming to Your Church (If They’re Not Here Already)
The good news of Jesus never changes. But the way people receive that news is changing. Fast.
by Karl Vaters|
News
Christians Say Predatory Payday Loans Are Sinful
Here's how many US believers use such loans, and what they think the maximum interest should be.
Bob Smietana - Facts and Trends|
Blog Forum | Pivot
People Won't Commit to the Church Any More? Don't You Believe It
The way people make commitments is changing. Unhealthy churches whine about it. Healthy churches do something about it.
by Karl Vaters|
Blog Forum | Pivot
27 Benefits of Putting an Expiration Date On New Ministries In Your Church
Here's a great way open your church up to innovative new ideas by minimizing the risk – or at least the sting – of failure.
by Karl Vaters|
From Her.meneutics
I Don’t Want to Win the Lottery
Whether the prize is a few bucks or a billion, Scripture warns against becoming ‘greedy for gain.’
Jen Pollock Michel|
Under Discussion
Should Christians Give Money to Ministries Deep in Debt?
Experts weigh giving to insolvent faith-based organizations.
Compiled by Morgan Lee|
Six Tips to Stay in Ministry for the Long Haul
In my 15 years of ministry, I've seen too many women come and go.
Danah Himes|
The State of Female Pastors
Despite less than groundbreaking numbers, there’s change in the air.
Ashley Emmert|
Blog Forum | Pivot
Mind the Gap: When Your Next Church Growth Step Is a Giant Leap
Redefining church growth and ministry success on this side of a church growth gap.
by Karl Vaters|
CT Pastors
The Refugees Are Here
How a German pastor is teaching his people to welcome those displaced from Syria.
Interview by Ryan Hoselton|
Testimony
Humbled Hustler
After years of making my own luck, my life was interrupted by the power of prayer.
Manoj Raithatha |

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