Dr. James Emery White Christian News Articles

Why People Do Give to Their Church... and Why They Don't (2020)

Monday, November 23, 2020

Money is a touchy subject. It’s been said that the last thing that gets converted in a Christian’s life is their wallet. But we also know that the Bible teaches generosity, and specifically, to the local church of which we are a part. Many do give. Many don’t.

The Persecuted Church

Thursday, November 19, 2020

I’ve often heard Christians in the U.S. speak about being “persecuted” for their beliefs, or for being marginalized as a result of their convictions. While I believe there have been isolated cases of Christians in America being wrongly prosecuted for taking various stands, I’m not ready to call anything any American Christian has suffered persecution.

How to Market Your Church Online

Monday, November 16, 2020

After my last blog, which briefly mentioned the importance of marketing your online church online, the question from many was, “How do you do that?” It’s a fair question as the importance of digital marketing has been suddenly thrust upon churches around the world, and many, if not most, had never attempted digital marketing before.

The Four Categories of Online Viewers

Thursday, November 12, 2020

When it comes to the millions of people engaging online church services, it might be helpful to realize there are only four categories of viewers. The first and most obvious is the committed attender. They were attending your church in person before the pandemic and are attending it online now.

3 Important Ways to Rethink Church Online vs. In-Person

Monday, November 9, 2020

The two most frequent questions I get asked from other pastors during this surreal time of pandemic, affecting all of us globally in so many ways, are “How do you keep people engaged?” followed by “What do you do differently in your online service than you did when in person?” Since I addressed the first question in my last blog, let’s tackle the second one now.

3 Keys to Keeping Your Church Engaged during the Pandemic

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Whether you are still “closed” in regard to large, indoor gatherings or have officially “opened” to socially distanced indoor services, most churches are finding the following two dynamics to be true: 1) safety protocols severely limit indoor attendance capacity; 2) most people are voting with their feet and choosing to stay home.

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A Presidential Prayer for 2020

Monday, November 2, 2020

Dear President: I do not yet know your name, but in a few days you will be elected to our nation’s highest office and become the leader of the free world at the end of a long and engaging election season.

The True Mark of a Christian

Thursday, October 29, 2020

We live in a day of deeply contentious disagreement on any number of things, but most of it is political in nature or over things that, while not overtly political, have been politicized. When we disagree with each other, we have two choices: We can maintain the ultimate mark of the Christian, or we can abandon and betray it.

How to Vote Biblically As a Christ-Follower

Monday, October 26, 2020

Politics matter, and if you are a Christian you should be politically active. The reason is because culture matters. The world matters. We are citizens in this world, and the Bible says that as citizens we have a duty to the world in which we live.

Is God a Moral Monster? The Slaughter of the Canaanites

Thursday, October 22, 2020

One of the arguments against the God of the Bible is the kind of God we find in the Bible—specifically, a God who can appear to be a moral monster. Case in point? Let’s take the divinely directed slaughter of the Canaanites. It is what some have called the most difficult and bloody part of the Bible; the one that on the surface is the most ethically troubling.