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Welcome God’s Personal Visit
It says in the New Testament that Jesus wept over Jerusalem. He wept because Jerusalem was going to be destroyed—and, not too many years later, it was! Why would God let Jerusalem be destroyed? This is a holy place! This is where the great temple was located! This is...

Church Attendance Decline: A Diagnostic Analysis of Issues — Church Doctor Report Special Issue #5
In late 2022, the Public Religion Research Institute conducted a research study surveying 5,872 American adults. The results were published in May 2023. The survey showed that 57 percent of Americans “seldom or never attend religious services.” Another 24 percent of...

Kingdom Entrepreneurship 101: What You Need to Know
This is the second in a series of blogs written by Church Doctor Ministries Leader Dr. Tracee J. Swank. As Christians find themselves increasingly engaged in meeting church growth and outreach challenges in a rapidly changing world, a possible solution has been...

What’s the “Big Deal” for Jesus? — Church Doctor Report Special Issue #4
It is not debatable: The Scripture is God’s Word. Consequently, we take it seriously. Bible scholars say the Word of God is “inspired”—like God breathing out His wisdom. Like Jesus’ teaching to His disciples—and to you, and to me. Technically, the verb “to inspire” is...

Change Lives for Eternity
What would you like said at your funeral? That you’re a great person? Or you knew a great God? That you achieved a lot? Or God used you, and through you, He achieved a lot for eternity? What kind of legacy will you leave? Will it be that you built stuff, made money,...