Redeeming Word Christian Center

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 …

This Infectious Video of a Farmer Dancing In His Barn Is Going Mega-Viral

We're in awe of this man's moves—and his uplifting message.

What alcoholics can teach churches

Daybreak Fellowship blends language of addiction recovery with Christian worship

Blade publisher, aviation expert to wed Nov. 19

John Robinson Block, of Pittsburgh and Toledo, and Mary Fackler Schiavo, of Isle of Palms, S.C., and Pioneer, Ohio, have announced their wedding engagement. ...

How To Reach Unchurched People Who Don't Think They Need God

I read a survey the other day that made me literally sit up straight as I took notice. The number of people in Canada (my country) who profess “no religion” is now at 24%, up from 16.5% a decade earlier. That’s a massive shift in a mere ten years. As I reflect on it all,…

Church Decline: What if Your Church Disappeared?

The community grows, but your church declines. Does anybody know what you offer? If you church was forced to close its doors, would anyone notice?

Cult-like Practices at Word of Life Church

The recent beating death of a teenager may indicate religious abuse and cult-like practices.

What Does the Word ‘Church’ Mean? Ephesians 3:7

We use the word “church” over and over in the Christian life, but what exactly does the word really mean?

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.

How the Word “Pastoral” Has Been Distorted by Progressivists in the Church

How the Word “Pastoral” Has Been Distorted by Progressivists in the Church. In current ecclesiastical language, the word pastoral tends to gradually take on

Do you love the church but sometimes hate it? There’s a word for that feeling (and it can be...

The psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan explained how it can be healthy to sometimes ‘hate’ what we truly love, including the church.

A Word, Or The Word Of God?

In the recent message titled “We Have the Mind of Christ,” we saw that in God, no one person has all the answers. So, how do we find the mind of Christ? How do we get a word from God?... (more)

Restoring the Word: Pastor who spreads the word, salvages the word

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.

What if Churches Started Churches?

Good churches should add “church starting” to the list of ingredients that define their health.

How to Listen to God’s Word

Far from being a chore, reading God's Word should draw us closer to Him.

How a Word Gets Into the Dictionary

Is the Bible truly God's Word?

Is the Bible truly God's Word? How can we know that the Bible is the Word of God?

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…