Four Ways to Promote Church Unity

By Society & Culture & Entertainment Last updated Thursday, May/23/2024

Devotionals

Set aside time each month for a church devotional. This is a time for singing, praising and rejoicing in the Lord and one another. Explain the importance of unity in the church. According to a sermon by Dave Redick, published on Preacherstudy.com, if the congregation is not concerned with being unified, members ignore the exaltations of the word of God that called Christians to be one. Allow members to give testimonials at this time so they will learn about each other and, therefore, draw closer. Choose a Bible verse to set the theme for each devotional. For example, you could use John 13: 34 in which Jesus gives his followers the new commandment to love each other the way he had shown love to them.

Helping others can bring a congregation together as a team with a unified purpose. Look for ways to serve your local community. Start small, such providing a meal for shut-ins or collecting and distributing blankets and coats for the homeless. Set up committees to organize these projects and call upon the entire congregation to help. Serving others makes people forget about petty problems and puts attention on spiritual goals.

Create prayer chains any time your congregation needs unity. Call upon those who have a solid prayer life to bring others together in unified prayer. These groups could meet frequently to pray for the congregation and individual church members needs. Prayer groups can also schedule telephone and online prayer meetings when physically coming together is difficult. Encourage all church members to share in a prayer group at least once every three months. Unity in the church will strengthen as a result of the members commitment to praying for one another.

Concentrated Bible study should be a part of your plan to build unity in your church. Focus particularly on Paul's letters to the churches contained in the New Testament. Teach the members of your congregation about the trials of churches in the past so today they night learn lessons. Start a series of studies on unity, beginning with 1 Corinthians 1:10. This is where Paul pleads for Christians not to have any divisions among themselves but to be unified in body and mind.