Reaching the Dechurched Is a Whole-Church Effort

Reaching the Dechurched Is a Whole-Church Effort – “Despite its challenges, dechurching provides church leaders a unique opportunity to equip church members to make the most of their relationships so they forge robust connections with each other.”

Prone to Dechurch, Lord I Feel It

Prone to Dechurch, Lord I Feel It – “We talk as if dechurching is a phenomenon that just happens, much like a snowstorm or hurricane blowing through and leaving the landscape changed. The reality is, dechurching is the result of personal choices extended over time.”

Separated From the Life of God

Separated From the Life of God – “That’s what’s happened in Ephesus. They weren’t always darkened. Their slide into darkness went on for quite a while. Day after day, they kept up their walking deeper and deeper into darkness. And now, they are forever blinded. But it’s not their eyes that are blinded, but their mind. Their understanding.”

5 Ways to Serve Those Who Are Deconstructing Their Faith

5 Ways to Serve Those Who Are Deconstructing Their Faith – “As someone who deconstructed her faith five years ago—and ultimately chose to stay rooted in Christ—I know of five ways your church can help those deconstructing their faith.”

5 Misconceptions About Dechurching in America

5 Misconceptions About Dechurching in America – “We’re currently living in the largest and fastest religious shift in U.S. history.”

Deconversion is Apostasy

Deconversion is Apostasy – “People have become weirdly comfortable, almost boasting, in the fact that they have deconverted from Christianity…I want to say it out loud for those who might be dodging the seriousness of what deconverting from Christianity really means: Deconversion is apostasy.”

One Key Principle for Spiritual Growth… or Spiritual Destruction

One Key Principle for Spiritual Growth… or Spiritual Destruction – “There is one principle that actually applies to both – to spiritual growth and spiritual death: You are always, always, always growing an appetite.”

Friends Who Fell Away: When Apostasy Comes Close to Home

Friends Who Fell Away: When Apostasy Comes Close to Home – “They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us” (1 John 2:19). 

Find Hope When Friends Fall Away

Find Hope When Friends Fall Away – “When those who once confessed Christ fall away, we can find encouragement in three truths from God’s Word.”

Why Falling Religious Attendance Could Be Increasing Deaths of Despair

Why Falling Religious Attendance Could Be Increasing Deaths of Despair – “In America, attendance at religious services is falling and deaths of despair are increasing. Could the two trends be connected?”

To Affirm Is To Apostatize

To Affirm Is To Apostatize – “These are the reasons why I think that human sexuality is a primary gospel issue, and the implications that should flow from this.”

 

How Do People Shipwreck Their Faith?

How Do People Shipwreck Their Faith? – “It is possible to make a start in the Christian life, perhaps a very long start, and then throw it away and be lost.”

Seventy Years Without Shipwreck

Seventy Years Without Shipwreck – “Five Reasons That Some Fall Away.”

For God So Warned the World: How He Keeps the Ones He Loves

For God So Warned the World: How He Keeps the Ones He Loves – “God, from the beginning, has graciously warned his people of the hidden and inevitable consequences of their rebellion.”

The Path to Apostasy

The Path to Apostasy – “The path to apostasy is paved by bricks of apathy towards Christ. If you want to persevere, then give attention to your affections.”

Shock News: Judas Walks Away From Faith

Shock News: Judas Walks Away From Faith – “One of the primary causes of falling away in Jesus’ own words are the lure of wealth and the desire for other things. That produces fruitlessness.”

Sometimes People Just Don’t Believe

Sometimes People Just Don’t Believe – “Sometimes people just don’t believe. Their heart is stone. A veil lies over their eyes.”

Why Christians Say “You Were Never a True Christian”

Why Christians Say “You Were Never a True Christian” – “Here are a couple of reasons why it is so important for Christians not to grant the fact that our friends who walked away were ever true Christians.”

What Apostates Don't Say

What Apostates Don't Say – “When people walk away from Christianity, there are some common reasons they give...But there is one thing that I don’t hear an apostate say that should get our attention: They don’t say much about Jesus.” 

Athens without a Statue to the Unknown God

Athens without a Statue to the Unknown God – “It is no longer the pugnacious New Atheism at center stage, but something far less passionate—apatheism. This nonchalant attitude toward God is more challenging to evangelism than religious pluralism, agnosticism, and atheism.”