Lebanon Family Worship Church

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

What alcoholics can teach churches

Daybreak Fellowship blends language of addiction recovery with Christian worship

Why I’m Grateful for the Local Church

I love my church where I serve, but I’m also very grateful for the local church in general. In all its beauty and flaws, I can’t imagine culture surviving without it.

Should Your Church Live Stream?

Chances are, your church has either started live streaming recently or has considered it at some point. With equipment improvements, lower entry costs, and availability through the web and social media, live streaming is becoming more common in the church. If you are considering adding a streamed service or posting videos for replay viewing to …

How To Be a Bad Church Member

Ever wanted to set your church back and create an unhealthy culture? Here is a short list of things to do to: 1. Constantly point out what should be done, but never volunteer to actually do anythin…

8 Concerns That Church Members Seldom Tell Pastors

There are some concerns that are harder to bring up than others. Things like: We're concerned about your marriage.

I’m Unemployed. Should I Still Tithe?

I grew up in the Church, and I have always been taught the principle of tithing. For years, I’ve faithfully given 10 percent of my income to church, but I

Why you’re not too busy to lead family worship — Southern Equip

Charles Spurgeon proves that you aren't too busy to make disciples in the home.

ID Card Benefits for Religious Organizations

Find out how religious organizations and church groups are using ID card technology to help identify church members and keep them more secure.

How to Worship as a Family

So, what should we do in family worship? It’s simple: read the Bible, pray together, and sing to the Lord.

How Families Are Finding God, Grace and Faith Outside a House of Worship

Parents say they miss the religious communities that were a big part of their lives, but they are finding ways to practice their faith with their children.

The Benefits of Worship

I want to meditate a few more times on Worship. Worshipping is honoring God and it produces an intimacy and a fellowship that I believe we all need with God. I’m going to finally start teaching on …

Do You Worship Your Worship Experience?

A few months ago, while traveling in Kentucky, I visited a church with a friend. It was different from the churches I typically attend for a few reasons. It was much smaller. It didn’t start on time. It was a different denomination. And the demographics—race, social class, age—varied greatly, and I

The Meaning of Worship

How do you define worship? For many of us, worship is what we do when we sing to God in church. Others would define it as the entire church service. Some would simply say we

Is joining others in worship important?

When Worship Is Our Lifeline

Of all the ways we might provide a biblical basis for corporate worship, there is one that has risen to the top for me as a pastor in the nitty-gritty trenches of everyday ministry.<br>It has become so obvious to…

all learning for the sake of worship

"All Christian learning must be for the sake of worship and service of God in the world, and we are deceived if we think that our own sche...

Are We Bringing God to Worship?

A theological course correction for worship ministers.

Are You Enabling Mindless Worship?

If we aren’t exhorting our congregation and modeling for them how to worship not only when they gather but also when they leave...then we are enabling mindless worship.

Is Corporate Worship a Spiritual Discipline?

Most of us do not associate corporate worship with the word discipline, perhaps because we view discipline as something that starts with us.