Filipino-American United Church of Christ

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Seven Reasons Why We Should Not Accept Millions of Years

There is an intensifying controversy in the church all over the world regarding the age of the earth.

Shut down the bus tours: What older church members should really be doing

So how do you engage older church attendees… say people over age 50? The question’s been around a long time. And, as most church leaders could tell you, it’s a bit of a loaded question. It’s also a question I’m...Read More→

The wife of Morris Cerullo Mrs. Theresa Cerullo has died

Morris Cerullo World Evangelism has publicly announced the passing of Mother Theresa Cerullo. Morris Cerullo passed July 10, 2020 and his wife passed July 30, 2

10 Traits of a Great Church Member

What kind of members does God use to build a great church<br>As a pastor, I have noticed some trends among church people who help move the church forward. The following is a list of characteristics of those type of people. Not everyone will have every quality, but it’s the combination of each of them in people that builds a great church.<br>Great church members:<br>Believe and love God’s Word.<br>Joshua 1:8 “Study this Book of the Law continually. Meditate on it day…

10 Ways to Be a Welcoming Church to Those With Special Needs

For those willing to welcome those with special needs, how can today’s churches better serve these families? One parent shares some tips.

What Is a Healthy Way to Leave a Church?

Leaving the church is painful for Christians and pastors, and we've seen a lot of it over the last couple of years through COVID, election crises, and racial crises.

Video series, coming seminars show how focus on generosity can invigorate congregations

Say “thank you” early and often, and not just once a year.Talk about faith and generosity in worship. Make it “as central as the spiritual practices of

Episcopal Relief & Development

Words That Inspire. Deeds That Transform. “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my fam...

Math Resource Program Leaps Over Barriers to Learning

For many students, math typically falls at the bottom in terms of preferred subjects. Numbers seldom have meaning beyond a classroom and word problems, which are intended to provide context, only confuse and frustrate the learner<br>After years of consistent struggle, one can’t blame a child for lacking confidence or feeling anxious. The seemingly impossible task of catching up only grows each day. This frustration adds…

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How Divorce Is Eroding American Religion

Research shows that children of divorce are far more likely to identify as nonreligious than people whose parents stayed married while they were growing up.

Why fewer Americans are attending religious services

Fewer adults are attending religious services in the United States, but not necessarily because they don’t believe.

Are Call Centers Rebranding the Philippines?

What changes in a country—and what doesn’t change—when it devotes itself to servicing the businesses of other countries? Not long ago, I found myself looki

Should divorce be legalised in the Philippines?

Predominantly Catholic population divided over right to end marriage through divorce.

Learn the Filipino Trick for Measuring Water for Rice

Every Pinoy knows this easy trick to get the perfect amount of water for cooking rice. Learn how to measure water for rice using your fingertip.

Most nonreligious Americans are vaccinated. But how do we reach the holdouts?

While those unaffiliated with a religion have a high vaccination rate, there are secular holdouts who remain hesitant or are refusers. With no centralized place to reach them, how do we help them get vaccinated?

How America’s Obsession With Safety Is Stunting Our Kids’ Spirituality

America’s safety obsession reveals not so much a healthy desire to protect our children as the decay of a society that has rejected the transcendent.