Church life requires time, money, and comfort, but Jesus promises that what you give up returns a hundredfold in a deeper, stronger family than you could build alone.
A 150-year-old country church raised money at a pancake breakfast to bless a brand-new church in the city, and their gift shows why old and young congregations need each other.
Anemic churches serve people like customers, while healthy ones gather because God has summoned us, and the difference is something you can feel the moment you walk in.
Helping a church focused on entertainment grow spiritually takes patient love, good preaching, and the bravery to make tough changes. It's more like parenting than fixing a machine.