In Sermon Illustrations: "Church Workers"

Where Are The Pastors? Presbyterian Church, Usa, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Where Are The Pastors? Presbyterian Church, USA, reports that almost 50% of PCUSA churches with 51 to 100 members are without a pastor. Over 76.6% of these Presbyterian congregations of less than 50 have no pastor. A significant number of small rural and inner-city churches do not have a pastor, ...read more

Tags: Church General

Churches May Support The Federal Marriage ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Churches may support the Federal Marriage Amendment without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status, according to Liberty Counsel. Peter Sprigg, Family Research Council, says, as long as a church stops short of endorsing a specific party or ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

The Wall Separating Church And Economics Is Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

The Wall Separating Church And Economics is being breached. “More and more scholars have been using conventional economic methods to understand the way in which religion relates to the rest of society, and to the economy in particular,” says George Mason University professor Laurence R. Iannaccone. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:15-16

Tags: Christian Values

Anglican Church Faces Split: The Worldwide ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Anglican Church Faces Split: The Worldwide Anglican Communion has delivered an ultimatum to the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada: Stop endorsing homosexuality or leave the Anglican Communion! Both churches must cease ordaining homosexuals and presiding over same-sex ceremonies ...read more

88% Of Homeschool Grads Are Members Of A Church, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

88% of homeschool grads are members of a church, community group, union, homeschool group or professional organization versus 50% of U.S. ...read more

Tags: Children

Who Belongs To A Church? 31% Are Not Christians ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Who Belongs to a church? 31% are not Christians and 14% may not be Christians leaving just 55% who are Christians. (The Rainer Group, ...read more

Tags: Church General

Multi-Site Churches: According To Leadership ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Multi-Site Churches: According to Leadership Network research, at least 1,000 churches across North America could currently be described as multi-site. They do so by extending themselves to more than one location—some across town, some across the ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Presbyterian Church (Usa) Membership Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The Presbyterian Church (USA) membership has declined from 4.2 million in ’83, the year it was formed, to 2.36 million today. ...read more

Tags: Church General

Build & Grow: Church Researcher, The Rainer ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Build & Grow: Church researcher, The Rainer Group, reports that 81% of churches experienced growth following a building program. ...read more

Tags: Church General

Alternative Church: In A Typical Week, 22% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Alternative Church: In a typical week, 22% of American adults engage in spiritual encounters outside the traditional church, 9% participate in a house church while more than 10% turn to the Internet as their foundation for interactive faith experience (Most in tandem with another form). Revolution, ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Church Growth: According To The 2003 Yearbook Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Church Growth: According to the 2003 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church experienced a 12% growth. Catholics followed with a 2.5% increase, while Mormons and the Assemblies of God each reported 2% growth in ‘01, the latest year for which figures ...read more

Tags: Church General

The Church Is Not Made Up Of Spiritual Giants; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The church is not made up of spiritual giants; only broken men can ...read more

Tags: Church General

Too Many Church Members Are Starched And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Too many church members are starched and ...read more

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

Easter Is The Truth That Turns A Church From A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Easter is the truth that turns a church from a ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-8

Tags: Run, Easter Resurrection

Some Of Us Worship In Churches, Some In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Some of us worship in churches, some in synagogues, ...read more

Tags: Sports

The Gospel Is Not Something We Go To Church To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The Gospel is not something we go to church to hear; it is something ...read more

Tags: What Is Evangelism?

If The Average Church Would Suddenly Take ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If the average church would suddenly take seriously the notion that every lay member man or woman is really a minister of Christ, we could have ...read more

Tags: Government

The Best Way To Revive A Church Is To Build A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The best way to revive a church is to build a ...read more

Tags: Revival

If The Church Is To Rise To Its Fullest Stature ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If the Church is to rise to its fullest stature in Godit must rely, not upon its numbers or skills, but ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Note On Church Bulletin Board: Parents, Be The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Note on church bulletin board: Parents, be the soul ...read more

Tags: Parenting