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4 Ways to use Social Media for the Gospel

By Joe LaGuardia Over the past two years, many church visitors found us by our website. Our online presence is a major draw for our guests, second only to personal invitations. If that is the case, then it stands to reason that churches, especially those concerned about fulfilling Jesus’ Great Commission, need to think intentionally and “missionally”Continue reading “4 Ways to use Social Media for the Gospel”

Advent is a season of anticipation and hope

Churches following the lectionary (a group of Scripture lessons determined by the Christian calendar) may take note of the odd fact that the scriptures in Advent focus not on the birth narratives of Jesus but on his second coming, what Jeremiah calls the coming “day of the Lord” (Jeremiah 33:14). This Sunday’s epistle lesson (the second SundayContinue reading “Advent is a season of anticipation and hope”