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
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
A church turns Sunday lunch into an opportunity for outreach, using Barnabas Day to show restaurant servers unexpected kindness, personal encouragement, and generous giving.
July 1, 2007
Saturday Night Church: What Were We Thinking?
After launching a Saturday night service with major volunteer effort and advertising spend, this church found most attendees were transfers from Sunday. The added service strained staff, programming, and family life—so they ended it within four months.
