To be sure, there are legitimate reasons to leave a local church. Here are 3 wrong reasons to leave and 5 right reasons to remain at your current church.

The Scriptures warned that there would be a problem of Christians saying they don’t need to come to church. We live in those times. And I suggest that people are spiritually languishing because of this disregard.

Churchgoers need discernment both in choosing a faithful church to attend and determining whether they are attending a church for the right reasons. Here are 10 important things to consider in the process.

Despite bedtime prayers, careful church attendance, family Bible reading, and a firm commitment to living out the faith, neither of our two adult children is currently following Christ. I hope to see others avoid such an outcome. In that light, here are seven parenting errors that can influence adult children to leave the faith.

What is a believer to do when his or her spouse refuses to attend a church or is unwilling to join a local congregation?

Knowing the three marks of the church helps us to understand what Christ’s church is actually meant to be—and not be disappointed when church doesn’t meet all our expectations.

Turning away from God is a recipe for disaster. In the first chapter of Ruth we find both a nation and a family in spiritual disarray. How was Elimelech’s decision to leave Israel and take his family to Moab similar to choices we see Christians making today?

People who have new life in Christ have the Holy Spirit indwelling them. They are filled with gratitude for God’s mercy in saving them and giving them eternal life. Here are 10 things people who love God want to do, along with corresponding Bible verses.

My husband and I decided to move our family of five from California to Colorado. The idea of leaving our church family was overwhelming, and finding a new church turned out to be more difficult than we expected.