Blessing Point Ministries

Is your church suffering from one of these diseases?

Ecclesiastical Epidemiology Identifying Common Maladies Among Churches When people learn what we do at Blessing Point Ministries, working to heal ministries with painful histories, they regularly ask us, “What problem do you see most often in churches?” It is hard for me to answer because each church has its own unique spi...

Right now, an unperceived force threatens to control the identity of your ministry. It has the power to shape your congregation to its liking, just as the mighty Niagara River carves a gorge below its falls. I am not talking about “spiritual forces of wickedness in heavenly places,” but something closer to home and man-made.

Instead of telling you what it is upfront, let me cite four examples. These examples come from churches in which we’ve sought to facilitate congregational healing during the past two decades. See if you can guess the unseen challenge every church faces:

The Unseen Challenge Every Church Faces - Blessing Point How the power of culture poisons ministries, specifically a church’s local culture which shapes the character of their ministry.

Ten Lies Spiritual Leaders Believe When Their Church is in Decline (Part 2)

Ten Lies Spiritual Leaders Tell Themselves When Their Church is in Decline (Part 2) - Blessing Point In this article, I fill out the remaining five lies spiritual leaders tell themselves when their church is in decline.

Beware of superficial assessments if your church is in decline.
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Read More at: https://blessingpoint.org/2025/03/rebuilding-broken-trust-with-your-congregation/

Yes, it is possible!

Restoring Broken Churches - Blessing Point Has your church been broken by internal conflict? If so, we have a God who loves to restore that which is broken – even broken churches.

What churches can learn from Bedikat Chametz. https://blessingpoint.org/2024/11/living-with-leaven/

Here is a project that I'm working on and how it relates to the church.

Jeeps, Tools, and Churches God Can Use - Blessing Point What do Jeeps, tools, and churches God can use have in common? They have lessons to teach about ministries God can use for His glory.

Why the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony was a Wake-Up Call for the Church.

Perturbed by Paris? Why the Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony depiction of the Last Supper was a wake-up call for the Church.

What happens when the heart of a ministry gets healed? Here's one story!

Ministry Transformation Story - Blessing Point This is the story of one church's ministry transformation and how they burned their mortgage 18 years ahead of schedule!

Check out our latest interview on the American Pastor's Network.

4/23/24 - No Believer is an Island No Believer is an Island: The Effects of Corporate Failures in Christians’ Lives. We are joined by Mark Barnard (President, Blessing Point Ministries: Author). Topics discussed include: How God Sees Us Individually and Corporately. Corporate Body and Revival. The Hallmarks of Corporate Accountabil...

Why you need to protect your ministry's corporate holiness:

Achan Revisited - Blessing Point Do Achan-like characters hinder churches like Achan hindered Israel in Joshua 7? It is more common than you think.