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Why Don’t I Feel Like I Belong in Church?

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I have been attending the youth service at my church for five years. This was where I planted my roots and grew spiritually.

Do Worship Styles Matter?

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Written By Michael D. Giammarino, USA I was raised in a small,…

Can We Have Jesus but Not the Church?

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“I love Jesus, but not the church.” This is what someone recently told me, and it left me puzzled.

Communion: Not just a ritual

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I was 12 when my parents pulled a packet of bright yellow papers out of a drawer and placed them in front of me. My young eyes fell onto the pages filled with verses, and fill in the blanks as Mom and Dad slowly and lovingly led me through a study about what communion is all about.

I Was Tithing for the Wrong Reasons

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Four years ago, I had a heated argument with my family and moved out on my own. At around the same time, I began attending a small family church.

Finding Community Among Refugees

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The repurposed wood was the first thing that stuck out to me as I walked into the church. A greeter said “hello” as she handed me a bulletin, but didn’t ask my name or give hers.

Can We Love Without Being Vulnerable?

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As a pastor of a local church in Missouri, USA, I remember the advice I first received when I entered full-time ministry. A pastor from another church approached me

My Friend Left the Church Because of Me

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“I need a break from church and from y’all to think about what happened,” a good friend wrote in a text message to me one day. And with that one message, Jasmine* never returned to my church again.

How Can I Love the Church that Hurt Me?

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Seven days after I came into the world, my dad became the pastor of the church that I would grow up in. Unlike my siblings, I never knew a time when my Dad wasn’t a pastor.