How you can pray for churches in Illinois

by Nathan Carter

Pray for the work of the Church in Illinois. The state of the Church is not strong, as recent high-profile pastoral failures indicate. And the state in which they are trying to minister is not any better off. Businesses and people are increasingly moving away, causing many ministry leaders to brace for a potentially calamitous …

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Why staying in your church longterm is good for you

by Nathan Carter

In my experience, it usually takes about three to four years to really start to get to know people. Then they leave the church. They move away or have a disenchantment of some kind and are gone. We are still Facebook friends. We may text from time to time, but we are not in each …

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