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Here’s a guest post from someone that shares their experience interacting with a church during a special event, with their pastor and some of their members. I encourage you to read through the entire post and let me know what you think at the end. —– Much to our delight, he came to greet us. He was so friendly that, for a moment, I thought maybe we should attend his church. He was so gregarious and charming. I realize that isn’t what one should look for, necessarily, and certainly not singularly, in a pastor of a church, but it certainly helps. Just moments before, itRead More →

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An American healing evangelist, preacher and female revivalist, Maria Beulah Woodworth Etter is one of the key figures in the early Pentecostal movement and an inspiration and figurehead to both scholars and those within the faith today. Born into relative poverty, Etter didn’t have an upbringing within the church but became a Christian through a local Disciples of Christ organisation which met near her home. She had wanted to become an evangelist but being female, was prohibited from doing so whilst a part of the Disciples of Christ. At a local Quakers meeting, she experienced what Pentecostals refer to as the ‘Baptism of the HolyRead More →

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If you think the human sex trade and human trafficking aren’t that big of an issue and “doesn’t happen here”, then you should probably watch this video. If you’re in the Indianapolis area, Stones Crossing Church in Greenwood will be hosting a FREE screening of “Nefarious: Merchant Of Souls”, this Sunday, April 22nd from 4-6 pm. You do not want to miss this award winning documentary and the chance to talk with those that are a part of the project. PLEASE, post this on your Facebook pages and tell everyone in your scope of influence that you think might be interested. Teachers, high school students,Read More →

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A friend asked me this evening what I thought about churches having Twitter accounts. They were worried about questions like: Do you follow everyone back? Does it look bad if you follow someone that posts inappropriate stuff? Or follow someone that has an inappropriate profile photo? Does it turn people off if you don’t follow back? Should the account be for information purposes only or should it try to get involved in people’s lives? My first thought was that church Twitter accounts don’t follow anyone. People follow people. It’s not much of a step to quickly make the jump and understand that the “church” isRead More →