Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church

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.

Should Your Church Live Stream?

Chances are, your church has either started live streaming recently or has considered it at some point. With equipment improvements, lower entry costs, and availability through the web and social media, live streaming is becoming more common in the church. If you are considering adding a streamed service or posting videos for replay viewing to …

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.

10 Traits of a Great Church Member

What kind of members does God use to build a great church<br>As a pastor, I have noticed some trends among church people who help move the church forward. The following is a list of characteristics of those type of people. Not everyone will have every quality, but it’s the combination of each of them in people that builds a great church.<br>Great church members:<br>Believe and love God’s Word.<br>Joshua 1:8 “Study this Book of the Law continually. Meditate on it day…

Should We Still Dress Our Best for Church?

I’m a millennial and I still think it’s best to wear our best to church. Recently my brother (Jonathan) and his wife (Vera) launched an online tie store called French Thread (shameless …

If We Can Worship Anywhere, Why Go To Church?

It doesn't just matter that we worship Jesus. It matters that we worship him with other people.

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.

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 ...

“What makes someone an ‘evangelical’?”

Is There Hope For Evangelical Women?

If Evangelical Christians are going to change their attitudes toward women, they have to learn the important role that women really have played throughout church history. They have to recognize women as leaders, teachers, preachers, evangelists, and apostles--not just as domestic caregivers and support staff.

The End of the Evangelical Project?

Regular readers of this blog are aware that I’ve spent much of the last decade exploring an idea that there are new trends within White Evangelicalism that could potentially reframe our futur…

An Evangelical's Guide to the Enneagram

What's behind the popular self-assessment tool making its way to your church.

Why the Word, “Evangelical,” Is in Trouble

Exploring evangelicalism from an historical and global perspective.

idea: Why I’m an evangelical

Evangelical – noun: a member of the evangelical tradition in the Christian Church. The trouble is, some people think the E word is a term used by old,<br>conservative Christians who are very anti an awful lot of things. Is that true? We spoke to some evangelicals to see why they believe what they<br>believe. Old fashioned? We don’t think so.

Most Evangelicals Are Not Creationists? (RJS)

Of course, in asking this question it is important to define what is meant by “creationist.” Most evangelicals do believe that God created the world and continues to be involved in his creation. However, if we define a creationist as a young earth creationist – one who is a certain that God created the universe, …

Is This Evangelicalism's Red-Pill Moment?

Generally speaking, evangelicals believe you can separate form from content. You can take meaning—what I mean by content—and place it in just about any container without losing something. John 3:16 works just as well scribbled on a beach-ball surrounded by lotioned bodies, as it does when it is printed in a book surrounded by the …

Are Quiverfull Evangelicals Addicted to Drama?

Why does everyone in evangelical Christianity feel the need to conflate all their stories and warnings with honoring God by lying.

Will Young Evangelicals Come Back to Church?

Many young, white evangelical Christians aren't showing up at church. Leaders want to know where they've gone, why they left, and how to win them back.

Evangelical Focus on the Smart, Young & Beautiful?

In recent years there’s been much understandable and laudable Evangelical conversation about expanding Christianity’s reach to attract diverse demographics through creative branding, especially but not exclusively Millennials. These exertions have led to rhetorical, liturgical...