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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.


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5 Principles of a Purpose-Driven Church
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Current Issues Bible Study
Rick Warren's genius is in helping pastors see the obvious

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

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

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Becoming Visionary
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Gifted for Leadership Bible Study
This study reveals how you can develop a vision even if you’re not a visionary.
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Church Unity Myths
padChurch Unity Myths
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Current Issues Bible Study
We should question some refrains of unity in diversity.

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Dallas and Antioch: A Big Approach to Church
padDallas and Antioch: A Big Approach to Church
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Current Issues Bible Study
Dallas has more megachurches, mega-seminaries, and mega-Christian activity than any other American city.

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David's Dance Across the Line
padDavid's Dance Across the Line
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Current Issues Bible Study
What some view as disrespect can be the holiest act of worship.

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Defining Our Role in Politics
padDefining Our Role in Politics
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Current Issues Bible Study
How Christians should practice 'right politics'

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Developing True Accountability
padDeveloping True Accountability
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Christian Living Bible Study
Only our soul friends can show us the evil within us.

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Disagreeing With a Purpose
padDisagreeing With a Purpose
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Christian Living Bible Study
When true believers gather, agreement on social issues remains elusive.

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

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

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Gray Areas of Faith
padGray Areas of Faith
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Christian Living Bible Study
How can we maintain our own convictions without imposing them on others?

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

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How Hardship Builds the Bonds of Community
padHow Hardship Builds the Bonds of Community
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Current Issues Bible Study
Pain can bring us together like nothing else.

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

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Is It Better To Be Single?
padIs It Better To Be Single?
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Current Issues Bible Study
Contrary to what many Christians think, singleness is not second best.

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Is Persecution a Plus in China?
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Current Issues Bible Study
Top communists, despite their denials, endorse arrest and torture of Chinese Christians by the thousands.

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Is There Hope for Homosexuals?
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Current Issues Bible Study
The retiring head of Exodus says gay transformation ministries are more respected and effective than ever.

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Justice for All, One at a Time
padJustice for All, One at a Time
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Christian Vision Project Bible Study
Won’t you be a neighbor?

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Loving the Imperfect Church
padLoving the Imperfect Church
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Current Issues Bible Study
Why should we bother with this flawed body of believers?

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Loving Those You Lead
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Gifted for Leadership Bible Study
If we are in leadership, we will eventually have to learn to love the unlovely.
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Missing God in the Suburbs
padMissing God in the Suburbs
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Current Issues Bible Study
Finding the spiritual edge in the midst of comfort, choice, and clutter.

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

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Our Unholy Blessing of Same-Sex Unions
padOur Unholy Blessing of Same-Sex Unions
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Current Issues Bible Study
Sometimes loving a denomination requires you to leave.

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Patriotism and God
padPatriotism and God
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Current Issues Bible Study
In recent years patriotism has gotten a bad rap.

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Pulling Weeds in the Church Yard
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Current Issues Bible Study
Is the church honestly a “counterculture for the common good”?

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Sex as God Designed It
padSex as God Designed It
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Current Issues Bible Study
The church has a vital part to play in spreading the good news about sex.

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

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The Church’s Highest Calling: Faithfulness
padThe Church’s Highest Calling: Faithfulness
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Christian Vision Project Bible Study
When being countercultural is our goal, we may be nearer to colluding with culture than changing it.

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The Church's Responsibility During Tragedy
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Current Issues Bible Study
How we respond to tragedy is more important than asking why.

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

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The Measure of Our Compassion
padThe Measure of Our Compassion
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Current Issues Bible Study
Some surprising finds about how much we care.

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

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

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What Gen X and Y Want from Us
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Current Issues Bible Study
A wave of young Americans just wants that old-time religion.

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When Did We Lose Our Global Vision?
padWhen Did We Lose Our Global Vision?
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Current Issues Bible Study
Passion for worldwide mission outreach is fading because of more pressing concerns. How can we get it back?

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Why God Gave You Gifts
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Current Issues Bible Study
The obligation and pleasure of putting your talents to work.

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Wounded by the Church
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Current Issues Bible Study
How should we treat those deeply hurt in our midst?

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