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Church leaders need to equip their people to navigate the politics of an election year. And some guiding principles can serve pastors well.

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How Pastors Can Prepare Their People for an Election Year - Lifeway Research Church leaders need to equip their people to navigate the politics of an election year. And some guiding principles can serve pastors well.

If you’re thinking about retirement, leading a church through change, or going to be the next pastor, it matters how the baton is passed.

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How to Pass the Baton to the Next Pastor: A Q&A With Bryant Wright - Lifeway Research If you're thinking about retirement, leading a church through change, or going to be the next pastor, it matters how the baton is passed.

How to Cultivate a Grateful Church

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How to Cultivate a Grateful Church - Lifeway Research Cultivating a grateful church begins with you and your own practice of thanksgiving, specifically what you say and what you do.

Happy New Year from Lifeway! We look forward to serving you in this new year! 🎉

Paul gives six virtues that men of God should pursue: righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, and gentleness.

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6 Qualities of Biblical Manhood - Lifeway Research Paul gives six virtues that men of God should pursue: righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, and gentleness.

How can pastors and church leaders help their members establish rhythms of church attendance in the new year?

6 Perspective Shifts on Church Attendance in the New Year - Lifeway Research How can pastors and church leaders help their members establish rhythms of church attendance in the new year?

Beyond Tools: Crafting Ministry Success Through Thoughtful Curriculum Choices

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Beyond Tools: Crafting Ministry Success Through Thoughtful Curriculum Choices - Lifeway Research A ministry leader's role is to curate tools for maximum usefulness, with specialized knowledge and contextual understanding of your ministry.

“As we wrap up this year, our team has much to be grateful for and celebrate. There are many indicators from 2023 that speak to God’s provision and blessing, but at the top of that list are the stories we continue to hear of lives being transformed for Christ because of our partnership with local churches. This was a banner year for Lifeway, and our team is even more excited about what’s in store next year and beyond as we pour into church leaders and their ministries.” —Lifeway President and CEO Ben Mandrell

https://news.lifeway.com/2023/12/19/lifeway-celebrates-banner-year-marked-with-new-resources-next-gen-emphasis/

Christmas Urban Legend: Three Kings of Orient Are

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Christmas Urban Legend: Three Kings of Orient Are - Lifeway Research We sing the song at Christmas, but just how accurate is "We Three Kings of Orient Are"? Read More

Christmas Urban Legends: No Room at the Inn

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Christmas Urban Legends: No Room at the Inn - Lifeway Research David Croteau discusses what's wrong with the traditional understanding of Joseph and Mary's arrival at Bethlehem and their inability to find a...

Responsive Leadership: A Year-End Evaluation for Your Church

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Responsive Leadership: A Year-End Evaluation for Your Church - Lifeway Research Responsive leadership is a process of becoming more attuned to what’s happening in your church so you can adapt and be more effective.

60% of churches say cash giving was up in the first three quarters of 2023 compared to the same time period in 2022.

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Cash Giving Rebounds Among Churches in 2023 - Lifeway Research After record giving in 2020 and 2021, cash giving declined last year. But churches are seeing giving rebound in 2023 and remain optimistic.

A Savior was born for you! 🎄 May the miracle of Christmas fill your heart with peace, hope, love, and joy as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

During the holiday season, a natural tendency exists to open the Bible and read the story of Jesus’s birth. But that’s not all Scripture readers are turning to this time of year.

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Most Popular Bible Verses During Christmas - Lifeway Research Matthew, Isaiah, Psalms, and Luke top the most popular books of the Bible to read during the Christmas season.

If Jesus Was Santa Claus: Approaching Perfectionism in Your Church

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If Jesus Was Santa Claus: Approaching Perfectionism in Your Church - Lifeway Research How might you unintentionally be preaching the perfectionism of Santa Claus over the grace and goodness of Christ in your church?

9 in 10 Americans say they celebrate Christmas, including 82% of the religiously unaffiliated and 74% of those who practice non-Christian faiths.

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Christmas No Longer Most Popular Holiday in America - Lifeway Research Thanksgiving is the most popular and well-known holiday in the country, topping Christmas and other festive days on the popularity list.

Let this Christmas season be one of telling the story of our Savior as we equip our people to tell others the reason for this season.

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Telling the Story that Changed the World - Lifeway Research Let this Christmas season be one of telling the story of our Savior as we equip our people to tell others the reason for this season.

As you prepare for your Christmas Eve service, make sure those who join you don’t miss the redemptive reason for the season.

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The Most Important Element of Your Christmas Eve Service - Lifeway Research As you prepare for your Christmas Eve service, make sure those who join you don't miss the redemptive reason for the season.

Even many churchgoing Christians are confused about Jesus’s existence before Bethlehem. What can we do to help them?

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Where Was Jesus Before Bethlehem? - Lifeway Research Even many churchgoing Christians are confused about if Jesus existed before Bethlehem. What can we do to help them?

The description of shepherds in the Old and New Testaments would be formative for the minds of first-century Jews and Christians.

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Christmas Urban Legends: Shepherds as Outcasts - Lifeway Research Many scholars have taught that shepherds were societal outcasts in first-century Israel, but the biblical portrayal of a shepherd is extremely...

Cash Giving Rebounds Among Churches in 2023

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Cash Giving Rebounds Among Churches in 2023 - Lifeway Research After record giving in 2020 and 2021, cash giving declined last year. But churches are seeing giving rebound in 2023 and remain optimistic.

Matthew, Isaiah, Psalms, and Luke top the most popular books of the Bible to read during the Christmas season.

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Most Popular Bible Verses During Christmas - Lifeway Research Matthew, Isaiah, Psalms, and Luke top the most popular books of the Bible to read during the Christmas season.

Your church can equip those who leave to start at their next congregation as more mature disciples than they were when you first met them.

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4 Ways to Prepare Churchgoers for Their Next Church - Lifeway Research Your church can equip those who leave to start at their next congregation as more mature disciples than they were when you first met them.