Notable Voices and the Week in Review: August 24, 2019

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Notable Voices and the Week in Review: August 24, 2019

From Around the Web:

7 Ways To Get Past the Funk of Talking About Money at Church — Carey Nieuwhof

When you talk about money, it’s like you’re setting yourself up to be shot at. You almost always take bullets when you talk about money, even when you speak about it as earnestly, biblically and honestly as you know how. As a result, many pastors avoid the subject and only talk about it if there’s a financial crisis looming for the church. That’s the biggest mistake you can make. Only talking about money when you need money is the best way to set everyone up to lose.

Millennial Christians, Smaller in Number, but Just as Faithful as Older Generations — Facts & Trends

There are fewer millennial Christians than in previous generations, but those young adults who do follow Christ do so just as faithfully as older believers, according to a Barna study. Around 8 in 10 Boomers (80%) and elders (83%) self-identify as Christians. That falls to 73% of Generation X and 64% of millennials.

The Church-Budgeting Book You Didn’t Know You Need — Chris Brauns

The business of the church—that is, the responsible stewardship of resources entrusted to a local congregation—is very much a responsibility of God’s people. Hence, local churches must make it a goal to align financial practices with biblical priorities, such that when Christ returns people are thankful for every dollar they entrusted to that congregation.

7 Questions to Ask about the Length of a Worship Service — Chuck Lawless

When I’ve taught classes on pastoral ministry, it’s not uncommon for a student to ask at some point, “How long should a worship service be?” My answer is perhaps not that helpful—“I don’t know”—but I’d rather offer evaluative questions than give a standard response. Here are some of the questions I’d consider:

This Week at ThomRainer.com:

Five Healthy Ways to Run Your Church Like a Business

Churches should not emulate businesses completely. But to say categorically a church should not run like a business at all can be both unwise and a poor practice of biblical stewardship…READ MORE

Seven Massive Changes Where Churches Must Respond

We need to understand these changes and how they are affecting our churches. Because only then will we truly be able to respond and grow healthy churches…together…READ MORE