The People Who
Aren’t There:
Understanding America’s Church Attendance Decline and How Congregations Can Respond
America’s experiencing its most significant religious transformation, with church attendance hitting record lows, declining trust in institutions, and younger generations increasingly disengaging from church life. Sociologists refer to this trend as dechurching, a widespread movement across demographics away from traditions that shaped American Christianity.
PRE-DEPLOYMENT
GUIDEBOOK:
From a Christian’s Perspective
Whether you and your family are experienced deployers or first-timers, deployments are arguably one the most challenging and unsettling experiences you’ll ever have. As exemplary of a job the military does to prepare servicemembers and their families for both the knowns and the unknowns, only God, who knows the end from the beginning, and the best and safest route for us to take, can bridge the gap between human limitation and the miraculous, from unbridled anxiety to a peace that surpasses all understanding.
A Broken Vow
and Heart:
A Christian’s Experience Triaging, Healing, and Growing Through Divorce
The emotional impacts of divorce on adults can be far-reaching, frequently leading to issues such as depression, significant stress, and anxiety. The psychological impact can be exacerbated by feelings of loss, confusion, and ambiguity about the future, which can cause challenges in self-isolation, financial stability, and identity. Additionally, there will be collateral damage, whether it be an identity crisis due to routine and life role changes, a shift in social circles and severed relationships, disheartened children, family members and friends, and the list goes on.
Known, Loved and
Significant
Every generation faces questions of identity, but ours seems particularly vulnerable. We inhabit a world flooded with information but lacking in meaning. Despite being always connected, loneliness grows. Surrounding us are voices prescribing how we should be, live, and what to achieve to be significant — yet only a few voices share the truth we most need to hear.
You already matter!
It’s not about what you accomplish, produce, how you perform, compare, or how you feel.
You matter because God says you matter!
This book aims to provide a better approach. It offers readers a straightforward, biblical framework to understand their significance—grounded in creation, rooted in Christ, reinforced through community, expressed through purpose, and held firm by hope. The goal is to translate profound theological truths into everyday language, so anyone, anywhere, can see why their life matters!