Monthly Leadership Article The Praying Church   Is your church stuck or stagnant?   Perhaps you are not well connected to the One who is to direct your church! Is prayer at your church dull, dry, and boring? Why? We have a God who elected to choose us and selected us for a purpose, and one of the primary calls is for us to be in touch with our Creator and loving Lord.   Prayer is the Key to the Power Engine of God that Enables us to do His Work!

Research Highlights Statistics on Pastors After over 18 years of researching pastoral trends and many of us being a pastor, we have found (this data is backed up by other studies) that pastors are in a dangerous but needed occupation!   Growing in Christ is the key to growing a church!   Research Methods  The Top Ten Trends Affecting Church Health!   We have to be careful that our hearts are after His and not chasing evil or pride or self-willed desires that will get us in trouble. We have a Living God who cares and does not want us to wander off the path because he knows that out-of-bounds area is filled with dangers and ills that will make us sick or even die.   Research Findings   Why Churches Fail   Relationship Research

News Help us Build a Pasadena L'Abri!   It is a community of committed believers serving the Lord in a center for research and practicum.   New Funding Project!  RealEstateProject.pdf   The Schaeffer Institute is now seeking to raise funds through real estate ventures.   Our new blog site is dedicated to Biblical Eschatology: www.biblicaleschatology.org   FASICLD Turns Thirty!   Articles and Pictures from Francis Schaeffer Schaeffer Archive   The New Exodus  The New Exodus E Book More E Books   “Why are people not going to Church?” What are the real reasons behind it, and what can we do about it?