{"id":35224,"date":"2021-06-11T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T05:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=35224"},"modified":"2021-06-11T00:06:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T05:06:49","slug":"a-la-carte-june-11-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=35224","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (June 11)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you today.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/plummeting-fertility-church\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">What the Plummeting Fertility Rate Means for Churches<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The current trajectories when it comes to fertility rates will inevitably bring some large changes to churches in the future. Philip Jenkins explains. &#8220;That change has epochal implications for all the world faiths, and especially for Christianity. The change foreshadows a precipitous decline in organized and institutional religion of all kinds, since fertility rates correlate so closely with religious practice and affiliation. It also decides where the largest Christian populations will be found in future decades (mainly in high-fertility, high-faith Africa).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feedingonchrist.com\/blog\/post\/of-platforms-and-pastors\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Platforms, Polemics, and Pastoral Ministry<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Nick Batzig: &#8220;When ministers of the gospel concern themselves more with platforming agendas than pastoring the local congregation, things begin to go off-kilter. When ministers spend inordinate amounts of time placarding their opinions on podcasts, social media, and others platforms, they get drawn away from the flock and enamored with controversy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/theaveragechurchman.com\/savor-each-sunday-service\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Savor Each Sunday Service<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Yes, do savor each Sunday service, knowing that each one is unique. &#8220;Every time your local Church gathers, it is an unrepeatable, unique day God sovereignly ordained for the praise of His glory and for your good.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you today. What the Plummeting Fertility Rate Means for Churches The current trajectories when it comes to fertility rates will inevitably bring some large changes to churches in the future. Philip Jenkins explains. \u201cThat change has epochal implications for all the world faiths, and especially for Christianity. 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