Holy Week counters the “overprotective church”

In a recent article, author Hanna Rosin claims that our culture is being so overprotective with children that we are hindering them from growing up. She wrote, “One common concern of parents these days is that children grow up too fast. But sometimes it seems as if children don’t get the space to grow up at all.”Continue reading “Holy Week counters the “overprotective church””

New ways to measure church success and growth

There is an old adage that the best way to measure church growth is by assessing the “Three Big Bs”: butts-in-pews, budgets, and buildings.  According to Kevin Ezell of the Southern Baptist Convention North American Mission Board, this adage is antiquated and may have to change. In a board meeting last month, Ezell explained, “SuccessContinue reading “New ways to measure church success and growth”