1. Consumer Christianity Will Die Faster Than Ever 2. Cool Church Will Morph 3. Preachers Who Can’t Speak To The Unchurched Will Preach To A Shrinking Crowd 4. Preaching Will Fuse Both The Head And The Heart 5. Anonymity Will Continue To Give Way To Community 6. Engagement Will Become The New Attendance

What is the precise meaning of PISTA in Titus 1:6? Faithful, believing, full of faith, trustworthy? Would you agree with the commentator below? Is this an accurate conclusion based on NT usage etc.? Pistos is a verbal adjective that passively means “trustworthy”, or “faithful” (as KJV), and actively means to believe, as rendered here. Some commentators […]

Compensation planning for ministers presents several unique tax issues that are not well understood by many church leaders and their advisers. To help, Richard Hammar describes three key tax considerations churches should review when structuring compensation plans for pastors. These tax considerations include: Salary Housing and equity allowances Accountable Business Expense Reimbursement Policy Explanations of each […]

Dear B-Greekers, “O DE PILATOS PALIN APOKRIQEIS ELEGEN AUTOIS, TI OUN [QELETE] POIHSW [ON LEGETE] TON BASILEA TWN IOUDAIWN;” (Mark 15:12). Instead of the accusative “TON BASILEA”, would the dative – for indirect object – not have been more natural? Thankyou, Andrew J. Birch. Palma de Mallorca, Spain —