Software and Web Resources

Whether you're working on a series to strengthen the life of your congregation or writing a sermon for a special event, there's a plethora of electronic resources from which to draw fresh material.

Purchasing Church Supplies

Many churches struggle with whether to have a particular staff member handle supply purchases or to allow church members to buy materials and be reimbursed.

Developing a Vision for Emerging Generations

Moral Therapeutic Deists. In 2005, University of North Carolina sociologist Christian Smith coined that phrase to describe the core religious values held by the vast majority of the next generation of the church in America. Summing up four years of research for the National Study of Youth and Religion, his study gave definition to some of the greatest fears already sensed by thousands of discerning ministers and churches across the evangelical world.