Ed Stetzer writes and speaks on theology, missiology, church planting, church revitalization, and church innovation.
The fastest shrinking category in American religion is still the largest category—people who self-identify as Christian, but whose religion is not a central part of their lives. We call these people nominal Christians.However, …
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In the West, churches that take biblical authority seriously are entering a new season. The transition of nominals to nones will, in the long term, cause the biblically faithful to be marginalized from society. With that …
The marathon comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek messenger who was sent from the Battle of Marathon to Athens—26 miles away—to inform the Greeks that the Persians had been defeated. Legend has it that …
[Read more...] about Stay the Course: Keeping a Church Evangelistically Focused after the Launch
There’s no question that church planting has become the hot new thing. And I’m glad. When I started my first church in 1988, it was an oddity. Now, it is mainstream. Today, it’s normal that church planters are everywhere. …
[Read more...] about Increasing Evangelism in Church Planting
Missiological Quest and Cultural Question In each era and each cultural environment, the church defines its missiological quest in culture. Now, that does not mean that everything is on the table. There are marks of a …
[Read more...] about Missiology, Church Models, and Cultural Alignment
Over the years, I’ve seen lots of great church-planting practices, and many not-so-great ones. Too many churches open and then close too often because instead of looking to God, they were looking to themselves. Even more …
[Read more...] about Three Church-Planting Practices That Need To Die
In the movie, Lonesome Dove, Danny Glover portrays Joshua Deets, a cattle-drive scout whose job is to ride ahead of the drive and survey the terrain. Largely responsible for the success and safety of the drive, Deets would …
