A Christian author and ministry leader says this Easter season the church should focus on the de-churched, not the un-churched.

Ed Galisewski, author of the book A Simpler Faith, said that during the season when most churches are gearing up for Easter services and encouraging its members to think about who to invite to church, "it is time Christians [should] rethink their target audience."

For him, that audience should be the de-churched – people who might have grown up in church or have had church experiences but now don't attend regularly, or at all. more >>

The Celebration Church, located in Austin, Texas, announced Monday that Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow will be a guest speaker at its Easter Sunday event, "Easter on the Hill," scheduled for April 8.

"Celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ with thousands throughout the Austin metroplex on top of one of the highest points in Central Texas," reads the event's official website. 

The outdoor event, expected to usher in about 20,000 Austin-area families for one of the most celebrated Christian holy days, will take place beginning at 10 a.m. on the church's 110-acre Westinghouse campus in Georgetown, Texas. Easter Sunday marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and is perhaps one of the most highly-attended church services all year for believers.  more >>

With Easter now a month away, many churches are preparing for their upcoming services. And to help, the website ChurchMarketingSucks.com is providing tips, branding designs, billboard ideas, card and flyers for churches to market themselves for Easter.

The website states, "More people are willing to come to church on Easter than any other day of the year, so why not go all out, right?"

But some, who have their finger on the pulse of church culture are not so sure. more >>

A megachurch pastor from Texas is asking people during the season of Lent to consider how they would behave if they knew this time period before Easter was their last days on earth.

Pastor Kerry Shook, and his wife, Chris, are challenging their congregation of more than 15,000 during this season to accept the reality of their mortality, and to learn to live a more intentional and meaningful life without regrets.

To do that, they are using their book,  One Month to Live: Thirty Days to a No-Regrets Life, which was released in 2008 and recently updated in a new paperback version. more >>

A Christian can't become a spiritually mature person or experience ongoing wellbeing without learning to forgive, says a pastor and author, whose recently released book The Four Laws of Forgiveness reflects the process he learned while experiencing the devastation of making wrong choices in his life.

Brad Johnson, pastor of Life Change Community Church in Agoura Hills, Calif., told The Christian Post that although learning to forgive may be a painful process, it is a necessary one to move forward in life.

"Forgiveness doesn't erase the past, but it also doesn't change the past. It does change the future," Johnson said. "You begin to move on and forward through the process of forgiveness." more >>

Stop believing the lie that you can earn salvation or your way to heaven, said the pastor of a Dallas, Ga., megachurch on Sunday.

Speaking to thousands at West Ridge Church, Brian Bloye stressed in his sermon that "nothing outside of Jesus will work" and that the only way to be truly forgiven and receive eternal life is to trust in Jesus Christ as your savior.

"Your salvation is not based on you" but rather on "what Jesus did," he told the congregation and those watching online. more >>