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Easter and Ecclesiology

By: Brian G. Chilton | April 7, 2020   By now, you have probably been inundated with articles surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Some articles have…

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What COVID-19 Reveals About Us: Four Categories of People Surfaced from the Pandemic

By: Brian G. Chilton | March 17, 2020 COVID-19 has brought great panic across the globe due to the rapidity of its transmission and the…

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Why We Really Don’t Know How to Stop the Bleeding of the American Church

By: Brian G. Chilton | December 4, 2019 Study after study emphasizes the astonishing problem the American church faces. People are leaving the church in…

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(Podcast 7.25.19) Keeping Your Faith in Christ Even When You’ve Been Hurt by the Church (w. Melissa Pellew)

It is estimated that one of the leading causes of atheism is hurt that has been experienced in the church. Even among Christians, the hurt…

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Pastors, God Did Not Call You to Be Superman

By: Brian G. Chilton | May 20, 2019 I have been in active ministry for over 15 years—that is, I have worked for churches for…

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Family is Your First Ministry

By: Brian G. Chilton | March 11, 2019 One of the disturbing trends I have witnessed in ministry comes from pastors who neglect their families…

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The Link Between Church Attendance and Youth Retention

By: Wes McGarry | October 8, 2018 Barna conducted a study and found that 97 percent of Christian parents who engage in church have a…