Church Life

Ever have issues within your church? Wonder how you can improve the way your church operates? Check out these reliable and timely studies to further investigate these and many other topics.


5 Principles of a Purpose-Driven Church
5 Principles of a Purpose-Driven Church

Current Issues Bible Study
Rick Warren's genius is in helping pastors see the obvious


Art and Ethics of Fundraising
Art and Ethics of Fundraising

Current Issues Bible Study
Critics say relief agencies manipulate donors. Agencies say they highlight the most telling truths. Who is right?


Authentic Fellowship
Authentic Fellowship

Current Issues Bible Study
How is the church called to be different from the local social club?


Being the Church
Being the Church

Quarterly Study Plan
In this 12-session course, learn God's heart for the church and your place within it.


Becoming Visionary
Becoming Visionary

Gifted for Leadership Bible Study
This study reveals how you can develop a vision even if you’re not a visionary.

Church Unity Myths
Church Unity Myths

Current Issues Bible Study
We should question some refrains of unity in diversity.


Dallas and Antioch: A Big Approach to Church
Dallas and Antioch: A Big Approach to Church

Current Issues Bible Study
Dallas has more megachurches, mega-seminaries, and mega-Christian activity than any other American city.


David's Dance Across the Line
David's Dance Across the Line

Current Issues Bible Study
What some view as disrespect can be the holiest act of worship.


Defining Our Role in Politics
Defining Our Role in Politics

Current Issues Bible Study
How Christians should practice 'right politics'


Developing True Accountability
Developing True Accountability

Christian Living Bible Study
Only our soul friends can show us the evil within us.


Disagreeing With a Purpose
Disagreeing With a Purpose

Christian Living Bible Study
When true believers gather, agreement on social issues remains elusive.


George Barna: Prophet to Evangelicals
George Barna: Prophet to Evangelicals

Current Issues Bible Study
He believes his ten-year campaign to reform the church has failed. What is he going to do next?


Giving Mary Her Due
Giving Mary Her Due

Current Issues Bible Study
Have evangelical Protestants neglected Mary? If so, how ought we to regard the mother of Jesus?


Gray Areas of Faith
Gray Areas of Faith

Christian Living Bible Study
How can we maintain our own convictions without imposing them on others?


Homosexuals in the Church
Homosexuals in the Church

Current Issues Bible Study
How should the church respond to believers with persistent homosexual urges?


How Hardship Builds the Bonds of Community
How Hardship Builds the Bonds of Community

Current Issues Bible Study
Pain can bring us together like nothing else.


How to Help the Dying
How to Help the Dying

Current Issues Bible Study
An innovative program combines hospice care, traditional medicine, and faith to comfort the terminally ill.


Is It Better To Be Single?
Is It Better To Be Single?

Current Issues Bible Study
Contrary to what many Christians think, singleness is not second best.


Is Our Gospel Too Small? - New!
Is Our Gospel Too Small? - New!

Christian Vision Project Course
Authentic ways of believing, sharing, and living a rich gospel message.


Is Persecution a Plus in China?
Is Persecution a Plus in China?

Current Issues Bible Study
Top communists, despite their denials, endorse arrest and torture of Chinese Christians by the thousands.


Is There Hope for Homosexuals?
Is There Hope for Homosexuals?

Current Issues Bible Study
The retiring head of Exodus says gay transformation ministries are more respected and effective than ever.


Justice for All, One at a Time
Justice for All, One at a Time

Christian Vision Project Bible Study
Won’t you be a neighbor?


Loving the Imperfect Church
Loving the Imperfect Church

Current Issues Bible Study
Why should we bother with this flawed body of believers?


Loving Those You Lead
Loving Those You Lead

Gifted for Leadership Bible Study
If we are in leadership, we will eventually have to learn to love the unlovely.

Missing God in the Suburbs
Missing God in the Suburbs

Current Issues Bible Study
Finding the spiritual edge in the midst of comfort, choice, and clutter.


Multiracial Congregations
Multiracial Congregations

Current Issues Bible Study
Let’s overlook our racial barriers and be the unified church God has called us to be.


Our Unholy Blessing of Same-Sex Unions
Our Unholy Blessing of Same-Sex Unions

Current Issues Bible Study
Sometimes loving a denomination requires you to leave.


Patriotism and God
Patriotism and God

Current Issues Bible Study
In recent years patriotism has gotten a bad rap.


Penitent Prophets - New!
Penitent Prophets - New!

Current Issues Bible Study
When it comes to the culture war, we must fight for what we believe in and repent of our own failings.


Pulling Weeds in the Church Yard
Pulling Weeds in the Church Yard

Current Issues Bible Study
Is the church honestly a “counterculture for the common good”?


Sex as God Designed It
Sex as God Designed It

Current Issues Bible Study
The church has a vital part to play in spreading the good news about sex.


Surviving a Grace-Deprived Church
Surviving a Grace-Deprived Church

Current Issues Bible Study
G. K. Chesterton propounded the Christian faith with great wit-and sheer intellectual force.


The Church’s Highest Calling: Faithfulness
The Church’s Highest Calling: Faithfulness

Christian Vision Project Bible Study
When being countercultural is our goal, we may be nearer to colluding with culture than changing it.


The Church's Responsibility During Tragedy
The Church's Responsibility During Tragedy

Current Issues Bible Study
How we respond to tragedy is more important than asking why.


The Meaning of Church Words
The Meaning of Church Words

Christian Living Bible Study
We all say amen and hallelujah, but what’s behind these familiar words?


The Measure of Our Compassion
The Measure of Our Compassion

Current Issues Bible Study
Some surprising finds about how much we care.


Stewardship: Living a Life That Counts
Stewardship: Living a Life That Counts

Church Discipleship Campaign
Find everything you need to challenge your church to live and give generously with this 5-week campaign.


Tradition: Love It or Lose It?
Tradition: Love It or Lose It?

Current Issues Bible Study
Does tradition breed empty faith or healthy Christianity? This lesson examines Jesus' teaching about tradition.


Turning to God in Our Pain
Turning to God in Our Pain

Christian Living Bible Study
When we go to God in our suffering, it reveals that we are indeed his children.


What Gen X and Y Want from Us
What Gen X and Y Want from Us

Current Issues Bible Study
A wave of young Americans just wants that old-time religion.


When Did We Lose Our Global Vision?
When Did We Lose Our Global Vision?

Current Issues Bible Study
Passion for worldwide mission outreach is fading because of more pressing concerns. How can we get it back?


Why God Gave You Gifts
Why God Gave You Gifts

Current Issues Bible Study
The obligation and pleasure of putting your talents to work.


Why Should We Give? - New!
Why Should We Give? - New!

Current Issues Bible Study
Giving isn’t just something we do on Sunday morning — it’s a lifestyle.


Wounded by the Church
Wounded by the Church

Current Issues Bible Study
How should we treat those deeply hurt in our midst?



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