Glenn Stallsmith

Nov 8, 2024 | ministrymatters.com | Glenn Stallsmith

This article is the third in a series on congregational prayer practices. We hope that these articles inspire congregations to correct this imbalance of liturgical priorities, especially as it regards intercessory prayer. You can catch up on the conversation with the second article here. In these articles I am making the case that the church should be interceding more robustly as a part of its gathered worship.

Oct 21, 2024 | ministrymatters.com | Glenn Stallsmith

Remember when church was just about opening the doors on Sunday morning? Those days feel like ancient history! Building a thriving church community today is less about choosing between online or in-person worship and more about mastering the art of "both/and."The pandemic might have forced us into the digital space, but here's the plot twist: many of our members actually prefer having online options! And guess what?

Oct 17, 2024 | ministrymatters.com | Glenn Stallsmith

This article is the second in a series on congregational prayer practices. We hope that these articles inspire congregations to correct this imbalance of liturgical priorities, especially as it regards intercessory prayer. You can catch up on the conversation with the first article here. The pressures to cut back on the time given to congregational intercessions have followed the church throughout most of its history.

Oct 3, 2024 | ministrymatters.com | Glenn Stallsmith

In every generation, from the first century until now, there have been voices within the church decrying that Christians do not pray enough. Efforts to correct this are often aimed at individual believers, encouraging them to pray more fervently and diligently during their private prayer times. My purpose for this series of articles is a bit different. Getting Christians to pray more as individuals is certainly a worthwhile goal, but I’m aiming here to encourage us to pray more as a church.

Oct 27, 2023 | hendersondispatch.com | Glenn Stallsmith

Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” — Genesis 12:1-3 (NRSV)Abram, later renamed Abraham, seemingly obeyed God right away.