Odessa Gospel Lighthouse Church

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Why Homosexuality Is Not Like Other Sins

Homosexuality is not the only sin prohibited in the Bible, but it is different from all the rest, at least right now. And we have really good news for homosexuals.

What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality

There is a lot of unnecessary confusion about what the Bible is really saying about homosexuality. Dr. Michael Brown offers five key scriptural truths that dismantle the modern-day argument that God's Word condones the homosexual ...

I went to church with Bruce Jenner. Here’s what Caitlyn Jenner taught me about Jesus.

Caitlyn knows who Jesus is, and Jesus knows her by name.

8 Concerns That Church Members Seldom Tell Pastors

There are some concerns that are harder to bring up than others. Things like: We're concerned about your marriage.

ID Card Benefits for Religious Organizations

Find out how religious organizations and church groups are using ID card technology to help identify church members and keep them more secure.

Building Churches and Religious Facilities

The Bobbitt design & construction portfolio includes religious facilities of all types & sizes. See how design build could work for your specific needs.

How does your church ‘spread the gospel’?

How prosperity gospel is killing faith in church

Lack of spiritual fulfilment is leaving some feeling 'empty'

Is Your Church Willing to Take Risks for the Sake of the Gospel?

Safety, it seems, is one of the core values of our world. But safety simply cannot be one of the core values of God’s people.

Religious Freedom as Freedom to Discriminate?

Removing religious exemptions will not promote tolerance or inclusiveness. It will forcibly strip religious organizations of their ability to operate as religious organizations.

How Can You Tell if a Church Is Gospel-Centered? Start with the Pulpit.

The gospel is too glorious to settle for mere good-advice sermons.

Do Megachurches Provide a Better Religious Experience than Smaller Churches?

Leadership Network’s work with innovative pastors regularly pairs us with megachurches. Indeed, in recent years no one has done more megachurch research than us.Thought leader @lensweet recently tweeted “No one knows more about...

Why so many non-religious Europeans pay church taxes

Is Wahu still doing gospel music?

She does not want to limit herself to genre but positive content

A religious Institution sending me mail to join the church…so WHO is on the Moon?

We will be talking about all the news around the world and my message to all Jehovah Witnesses.....I'va taken the time to listen to what you had to say...and now I have a few questions for YOU. WHo is

Factors that Shape Life and Ministry in the Local Church

3 Ways We Prevent the Gospel from Making Our Churches Attractive

The gospel brings people with nothing in common to love each other even more deeply than family.