BP Toolbox

Want to increase your evangelistic impact? Chuck Lawless offers four helpful suggestions.

Church revitalization could be defined as a local church functioning in the way it was intended by its Creator.

Here are some things that would happen in our lives if we truly saw the Word of God as sweeter than honey.

The net effect of many cultural variables is a reality that has built a bit of a barrier to fatherhood. This challenge is compounded when we consider a generational effect that we have yet to truly experience, at least on the larger scale.

Pastors don’t need to serve in fear. However, we do need to be protected from all of the dangerous threats to our lives, families and ministries.

As a young pastor in my first church, I was keenly aware my congregation had a lot of problems. It had suffered years of numerical decline, in no small part as a result of immorality among the pastoral staff and embezzlement by a church treasurer. People were disillusioned, cynical and defensive.

We almost can’t help ourselves. When we gather with a group of friends or people who share something in common, we often start talking in a way that excludes others.

Vision is not measured by statements on a wall. Vision is revealed by how a church operates, evaluates ministry, and envisions the future.

Youth and student ministry have a robust history in Southern Baptist and evangelical circles, and rightly so. But, if you reach the children, eventually you will also grow a thriving youth ministry, as those sweet kids grow into teenagers.

There are only two ways to do local church evangelism – come and see or go and tell. Every church has a “come and see” strategy as it gathers on Sunday morning, posts its service times and welcomes guests to come and hear the Gospel.