Approximately 35 per cent of pastors had “seriously considered” quitting, according to research from clinical psychologist Valerie Ling.
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Mobile Mission Maintenance works on churches and other buildings used for Christian outreach, relieving ministers of this work.
The internet has made it easier to get resources into the hands of every young person if they’ve got a smartphone.
Research shows that 40 percent of Australians would say yes if they were invited to church at Easter time.
Who would want a church full of AI ‘synths’ when you can have one full of humans, writes Stephen McAlpine.
Perhaps there is a new category of church that could be imagined – for want of a better name, “church-lite”. Brian Harris reflects.
Despite the challenges of the ongoing war in Ukraine, FEBC is finding unique ways to reach more people with a message of hope.
Many Christian denominations have upheld standards of “perfection” that create a fundamental misunderstanding of the gospel message.
“Rates of domestic abuse in the church community are about the same as in the broader community,” Anglicare’s Lynda Dunstan says.
The church needs to be made up of genuine disciples – even if the music is lousy, and the congregation a tad unusual, writes Brian Harris.