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Church Ministry: The Next 10 Years 2019

Church Ministry: The Next 10 Years

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In this Issue
Carving Out a Niche for Micro-Congregations
Outreach
Carving Out a Niche for Micro-Congregations
A new wave of designer ministries isn’t about attracting people to “big church.”
Kara Bettis
Leith Anderson Has Bright Hopes for the Next Decade of Ministry
Leadership
Leith Anderson Has Bright Hopes for the Next Decade of Ministry
The next 10 years will be challenging—but don’t believe the worrywarts.
Leith Anderson
Declare His Glory Among the News Feeds
Discipleship
Declare His Glory Among the News Feeds
Are the tools pastors use in person still effective online?
Glenn Packiam
Church Design Trends for the Next Decade
Leadership
Church Design Trends for the Next Decade
Prepare to see more bulletproof nursery walls and outdoor fireplaces.
Marian V. Liautaud
The ’20s Come Roaring Back
Outreach
The ’20s Come Roaring Back
Conservative Christians were mocked in the courtroom. Famous preachers were caught in scandal. Did we learn anything?
Barry Hankins
The Future of Congregational Singing: Hymnals or Tablets?
Preaching
The Future of Congregational Singing: Hymnals or Tablets?
How the director of America’s top hymnody database changed his mind about screens.
Harry Plantinga
Preach Apocalyptic Texts, Now
Preaching
Preach Apocalyptic Texts, Now
It’s time to make this tricky biblical genre a mainstay in your sermon rotation.
Ryan Boys
Polyamory: Pastors’ Next Sexual Frontier
Discipleship
Polyamory: Pastors’ Next Sexual Frontier
These once-taboo relationships are showing up in churches across the US.
Preston Sprinkle and Branson Parler
Here Come the Skinny Cows
Excerpt
Here Come the Skinny Cows
Four reasons tithes and offerings are about to drop dramatically.
Mark DeYmaz with Harry Li

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