New Covenant Evangelistic 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 the Bible Says About Homosexuality

What does the Bible truly say about homosexuality? In this blog you can find out the truth about what it says concerning same-sex love.

What alcoholics can teach churches

Daybreak Fellowship blends language of addiction recovery with Christian worship

Five Questions for Christians Who Believe the Bible Supports Gay Marriage

You've studied the issue, read some books, looked at the relevant Bible passages and concluded that Scripture does not prohibit same-sex intercourse so long as it takes place in the context of a loving, monogamous, lifelong covenanted relationship.

Why I’m Coming Out as a Christian

I’m not scared that non-believers will make me feel like an outcast. I’m scared that Christians will.

Why an Unfriendly Small Church Is Worse than an Unfriendly Big Church

Walking into a small church for the first time can be an act of great vulnerability.

The evangelical church has become leaner and arguably meaner

Evangelical churches have lost many moderate members and have become more virulent without losing their power.

“Does the Christian church need different denominations?”

Where Can Women Teach? Eight Principles for Christian Churches

How do women honor God’s pattern of male headship in the church while also exercising a spiritual gift of teaching?

The Evangelical Covenant Church

How a rural community came together to offer hope to families experiencing housing instability.

What God Put Together, Let No One Separate

As beings in God’s image, we are made to exist in community.

This is What Young Church Leaders Want to Spend Time (and Money) Doing

Success stories and an entrepreneurial spirit among young pastors are fueling the hottest movement in evangelicalism---church planting.

What C.S. Lewis’ Marriage Can Tell Us About the Gay Marriage Controversy

Why “welcome and wanted” is a biblical response to gay and lesbian couples in evangelical churches.

Christian Web Trends Blog: Church Websites, Design, SEO

Is your church online? Most people start looking for things online. So, your church needs to be online for them to find you. Knott Avenue Christian Church is doing that. See how and see what the results have been.

What Happened When I Got All of My Dating Advice From My Evangelical Church

I thought God was intervening to save my love life.

Finding a Church When You’re Starting College

How are to choose which church to attend during college? Historically, three marks have identified evangelical churches, and these marks can...

Why the Word, “Evangelical,” Is in Trouble

Exploring evangelicalism from an historical and global perspective.

What’s Wrong with Woke?

If you haven’t heard about being “woke” then that means that you aren’t. Over the last year or so evangelicals have been calling for evangelical churches to get woke so that they might more su

Do You Call Yourself an Evangelical?

How do you define the term when someone asks you what it means?

Why We Need Evangelicals

The word "evangelical" is one of the most abused words in our culture and even in the church. Earlier in my adult life, I almost always encountered this ...