Unfulfilling Church Services!

A few years ago, among the No. 3 reason inactive and former members gave to the Center for Creative Ministry for their dropping out of church was unfulfilling church services.  That was followed by No. 4, A lack of love, a lack of fellowship. In his book, WHY TEENAGERS LEAVE THE CHURCH, Roger Dudley writes:  “They would consider returning if their congregation was more like a loving...

FREE OFFER! Final Events DVD!

Final Events of Bible Prophecy DVD!  FREE OFFER! Jesus said “great earthquakes” would happen just before His second coming (See Luke 21:11). Have you noticed the earth’s been doing a whole lot of shaking this year?  A quarter of a million people have died in earthquakes since January alone!  Nearly 850 quakes ranging between 5.9 to 8.9 on the Richter scale have shaken the earth since the...

Let’s Do Lunch!

Here’s an idea for you for connecting with someone who’s been out of the church for a very long time:  Invite them to lunch! That’s what we did a few months back with some folks who’d been inactive for more than 20 years.  Invited them to join us for a Sunday morning breakfast, actually. They weren’t available immediately, but they did agree to join us some time...

Encouraging Family Members.

Encouraging Family Members To Return To Church! By Mike Jones A.  Don’t nag or criticize.  Remember, it’s the Holy Spirit’s job to convict     people if they should return to church.  “Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord.”—Zechariah 4:6.  In some cases, perhaps they shouldn’t return.  A cold, legalistic church where Jesus is not the main focus...

Books On Prayer

A number of years ago, a friend gave me a book entitled Incredible Answers To Prayer by Roger Morneau. That book lit a spiritual spark that continued to burn in my heart until my return to a genuine relationship with Jesus and also my return to the church a number of years later. I write about reconnecting with others like me who have left the church because so many have written to me in...