Slowing down does not mean giving up on ministry—it means making room for what matters most. This article offers five practical ways churches can simplify their calendars, prioritize relationships, and create space for people to be present with God, with one another, and with their community.

To be poor in spirit is to be spiritually bankrupt. This means that we have nothing in ourselves that can help us and nothing to offer for our salvation or preservation. Spiritual poverty is a dependance on Christ for everything—our salvation, our preservation, and our future.