Price Ave 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 …

Why Homosexuality Is Not Like Other Sins

Homosexuality is not the only sin prohibited in the Bible, but it is different from all the rest, at least right now. And we have really good news for homosexuals.

Should the Church Be Welcoming to Homosexuality?

Should the church be welcoming to practicing homosexuals? The answer depends on how you define the term "welcoming."

Go Big or Go Home: How "Big" Has Invaded the Church

Is our obsession with big churches rooted in mission our just our desire for “big”?

Why Are So Many Single Women are Leaving the Church?

A few years ago, I attended the Women of the World festival in London. Arriving late, I hurried up to a panel called ‘Faith and Feminism,” which featured a panel…

How to Worship as a Family

So, what should we do in family worship? It’s simple: read the Bible, pray together, and sing to the Lord.

What alcoholics can teach churches

Daybreak Fellowship blends language of addiction recovery with Christian worship

“Does the Christian church need different denominations?”

Where Can Women Teach? Eight Principles for Christian Churches

How do women honor God’s pattern of male headship in the church while also exercising a spiritual gift of teaching?

Christian Web Trends Blog: Church Websites, Design, SEO

Is your church online? Most people start looking for things online. So, your church needs to be online for them to find you. Knott Avenue Christian Church is doing that. See how and see what the results have been.

The Difficulty in Finding a Biblical Church

There are still some sound biblical Christian churches in America; a "remnant," to be sure. But a growing number look more and more like the world than they do an assembly of God's called-out people. A difficulty arises when you have been a member of a historically sound church, but it has been in the midst of a transformation where it is adopting the beliefs and values of this fallen world. This gradual shift is often so subtle that you cannot see the…

Can you be with someone long-term if you don’t attend the same church?

In this week’s question, Pastor Mark joins Grace to answer the question from a lady who attends a non-denominational Protestant church is dating a man who attends a Catholic church. She wonders what this means for their relationship long-term and if they can stay together if they’re not attending the same church.<br>Have a question you’d like Grace to answer? Send it in to hello@realfaith.com.

Why I Don’t Fear Denominational Schisms

Protestant traditions are splitting over sexuality, as they did slavery, but this time it’s different.

Should Pastors Give to Their Church?

God has designed us, not to be hoarders, but conduits through which His generosity flows. When we give to our local church, we get to participate in all the amazing ministry God is doing through the church. It is a place of significant impact. He uses your generosity to your church to make a difference […]

What if the Church Was the Church?

What does it look like to be the salt of the earth? For one thing, it might look like Christians welcoming sinners and eating with them.

Don’t Like How Your Church Is Changing? This Is For You

My tribute to those who feel left behind when you don’t recognize your own church anymore.

Seven Things the Church isn’t and what the church is.

As a pastor in the 20th century, a part of preparing sermons is coming up with the “phrase that pays.” Sometimes they stick, sometimes they don’t. Sometimes I don’t even rem…

Why I low key didn’t want to go back to church

Yeah, I really did not want to go back to church. I’ll give you a little background to why, and then I’ll tell you what actually happened. When I was younger, I had to go to church with…