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Southern Baptists’ Millennial Problem – The 46,000 churches of the Southern Baptist Convention are baptizing fewer people this year, and most of our churches are not baptizing any millennials (which means, depending on generational calculations, people between the ages of 14-34, or, teenagers through early thirties).

Top 10 Christian Cliches We Should Probably Stop Using–Unless We Really Mean It

7 Signs That You’re “Judging” Others – It’s what you do after you tell someone the truth that determines whether or not you are condemning—a.k.a. judging—them.

Six Lies Grads Will Be Told – It’s graduation season. And as such, scores of graduating students and their doting family and friends will be exposed to the senseless drivel known as a graduation speech. This speech is supposed to prepare the students to face the real world—or perhaps the “real world” of going to college.

What Millennials Want in Leaders – The Millennial generation has much to offer. As a whole, they desire to serve others. Most of them are very family oriented. And they really want to listen and learn from others. Indeed they are looking for a few good leaders to follow. When they find them, they will follow with commitment and enthusiasm.

10 Books To Read This Summer – A good list from Trevin Wax.

Just for FUN: Things You Do At A Wedding That’d Be Creepy Anywhere Else

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100 Bible Knowledge Questions – How much literate are you of the Bible? This test may help you decide.

Are Youth Groups Bad? A Rant on Bad Research – Research shows that youth groups are bad for our students, right? Not so fast.

10 Characteristics Shared By Great Leaders – I’ve just finished one of the most enjoyable books on leadership I’ve ever read. It’s called View From The Top: An Inside Look at How People in Power See and Shape the World. It’s the result of a remarkable 10-year study of 550 elite American CEOs, senior government leaders, and nonprofit executives. From my reading of the book, I’d like to share with you the 10 factors I picked out that most of these leaders seem to have in common.

Nine Heartfelt Things Church Members Would Like To Say To Their Pastors – Hear these heartfelt words from church members who love their pastors, from men and women who truly desire the best for them.

Satan’s Lies About Prayer – It’s a fair bet that most Christians would see prayer as a vital component of our relationship with God. We can bring our worries and troubles to our Father, we can ask for anything in Jesus’ name, we can be confident in our approach to God because of the blood of our saviour—these are all things we affirm and love.

8 Ways To Comfort The Suffering – “People suffer differently.” So the process of discipling them through their pain will look different depending upon the person you are walking through the shadow lands with.

Why Youth Ministers Need To Be Theologians

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The State of Evangelism – Are Millennials evangelizing more or less than previous generations? What is the future of evangelism?

What Can Miserable Christians Sing? – This article was intended to highlight what I saw as a major deficiency in Christian worship, a deficiency that is evident in both traditional and contemporary approaches: the absence of the language of lament.

20 Time Management Lessons Everyone Should Learn in Their 20’s These are very helpful for those in their 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and beyond.

Lighten Up Christians, God Loves A Good Time – Challenging ourselves to embrace the sense of fun infused in this world.

Yawning At Tigers – Ignoring the majesty and splendor of God leaves us yawning in the face of a tiger.

A Simple Habit To Set The Tone for Your Day – The thoughts we start the day with can set the tone for our day. We can begin the day grumbling and down. We can kick off the morning worrying or stressed. “Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself?”

Pro Day: L’Damian Washington – Powerful short video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j85Bg4Ecoo#t=34

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3 Ways To Recognize Bad Stats – We need to be shrewd when it comes to statistics and reality: things are not always as they seem.

Are Young Christians “Embarrassingly Ignorant” of Their Faith? – A Christian professor is tackling the claim that young believers are “embarrassingly ignorant” of their faith in a new book intended to answer some of theology’s most asked questions.

The Daily Routine of Geniuses – For these geniuses, a routine was more than a luxury — it was essential to their work.

Ten Things To Do During Suffering – We will all suffer, of that there is no doubt. It is strange, then, that we are often unprepared for it. With that in mind, a useful exercise is to summarize Scripture and identify what words of God can guide us when things are hard. 

Why It Is So Easy To Doubt Christianity – Christianity is the easiest religion to doubt. In fact, I think I would go as far to say followers of Christ doubt their faith more than followers of any other God.

This could be the solution to our addiction to smart phones!

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