January 1, 2026
Think Outward
Every church will tell you they have an outward focus because they know that's Jesus' Great Commission, but the truth is that many are not.
Articles for tag: Sunday Morning
September 1, 2018
Church Removes Coffee and Doughnuts—Riot Ensues
By Caleb Kaltenbach ANDERSON, NE—Staff of the Fleetwood Christian Church are still picking up the pieces after a riot on Sunday. “That wasn’t our desired outcome,” said executive pastor Mike Millenhouse as he scratched his head in bewilderment. “It really boiled down to an economic analysis. I mean, no one really puts a dollar in the jar anymore.” Millenhouse was speaking of the church’s decision to discontinue offering coffee and doughnuts on Sunday mornings. The FCC staff was expecting some pushback from the congregation, but the intensity of the reaction caught them by surprise. “People began screaming when they found
March 12, 2013
Time to Change
By Mark A. Taylor I”ve been thinking this week about change. Not the pennies and nickels in my pocket, but the change that most of the country observed Sunday at 2:00 a.m. That”s when Daylight Savings Time kicked in, leaving many of us yawning the next morning. Even though 49 of 50 U.S. states observe Daylight Savings Time (somehow most of Arizona has stayed exempt), some of us still chafe under the mandate to lose an hour of sleep each March. “The change in the spring is always hard for me,” a friend said Saturday night. We had been trying
July 12, 2012
Barnabas Day
By Tyler Edwards It”s no secret in the world of restaurant employees that Sunday morning is the worst shift. The problem is not missing church, it”s serving the people who went to church. Sunday morning consistently boasts the rudest, most demanding, least patient, and cheapest people.1 I once heard a waiter say, “When I work Sundays and I see a group bow their heads to pray, I know I can kiss my tip good-bye.” Having been a server for five years, I can say these critics have a point. I”m embarrassed that we, “the church crowd,” have earned this reputation.
July 1, 2007
Saturday Night Church: What Were We Thinking?
By Brian Jones I surveyed pastors for one full year about Saturday night services and my church decided to launch one in December 2005. We killed it April 2006. The service was reaching 150-200 people (we ran 800-plus in the other three), but 95 percent of them were Christ”s Church of the Valley transfers from Sunday morning to Saturday night. Of those people who switched services, well over one-third of them still came to Sunday morning. We cast vision for one year, recruited a massive team of volunteers to pull it off, and sunk $30,000 into direct-mail and signs to
