ST Leo's Community 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 …

What alcoholics can teach churches

Daybreak Fellowship blends language of addiction recovery with Christian worship

How shunned Jehovah's Witness mom killed her entire family

She made a video of herself saying that she was "broken" and that she didn't want to burden her family.

Why Do These Pentecostals Keep Growing?

Many evangelical churches and denominations are in a state of plateau or decline. Why aren’t Pentecostals?

What You Need to Know Before Joining a Church

Before we attend a church, we should know that it is a legitimate church. Now, obviously, if the sign on the front of the church reads “Church of Satan,” we know it isn’t a legitimate body of Christian believers.

His pew or hers? Woman concerned about man she met in church

Q: I met a nice guy at church of all places, and he's invited me out. I'm excited but nervous. Do I stay at his house or let him come to mine? It's been a while.

ID Card Benefits for Religious Organizations

Find out how religious organizations and church groups are using ID card technology to help identify church members and keep them more secure.

Why I'm Committed to Christian Community

What Does a Christian Community Look Like?

We pride ourselves on this tight-knit Christian community. Grace College is a Christian College Community come see the Ways of Grace yourself.

What TechSoup Offers Religious Organizations

This article provides an overview of the TechSoup product donations and learning resources that can help your religious nonprofit get the most out of its technology.

10 Tips for Creating Inclusive Religious Organizations

We are a stronger country when religious organizations of all faiths live up to our values -- when we are welcoming, diverse, moral, and respect one anot...

Video series, coming seminars show how focus on generosity can invigorate congregations

Say “thank you” early and often, and not just once a year.Talk about faith and generosity in worship. Make it “as central as the spiritual practices of

Christians who hate religion

This video has been extremely popular on the internet over the last several months. It’s the kind of thing many people would probably expect me to agree with wholeheartedly. But I don’t. It’s simplistic (a pejorative term that means naive, or simple to a ridiculous extent). It makes some good points but throws a precious […]

How Every Christian Can Immediately Help with Foster Care

Foster care is a large, complex issue. Can you help? Absolutely.

Why the Christian Life Is a Call to Community

I’ll never forget Miss Moss, with her Coke-bottle glasses and a disability that left her slow and kind. She loved writing notes of encouragement even though her handwriting was chicken-scratchy and sloped down the page. And

Four Steps to Community Engagement

Can Christian Community Exist in the Workplace?

The goal of Christianity is to make the spiritual life we practice in prayer and in liturgy inform our business life. Here are the five main ingredients in creating a good Christian workplace community.

The Unknown Reason So Many Christians Get Dissatisfied With Church

Well, this should be fun! Let me start by saying, I struggle with this point as much as anyone. So, I’m not talking about it because it’s something that I love. In fact, if I had my way…