Pastors and night janitors are not so different as they might seem, and pastors can learn a lot from janitors. David Drury shares wisdom from his time working as a night janitor in the very church where he met Jesus when he was six years old.
What’s the difference between legalism and holiness? In today’s article, Keith Drury walks us through a profound, step-by-step understanding of how legalism often creeps into a community and gets mistaken for holiness.
The apostle Paul was a bi-vocational church planter, so shouldn’t everyone else interested in church planting today, also? In today’s article, Rosario Picardo shares 3 pros and cons of this approach, with the hope that this helps us reflect on how mainline denominations in the United States can produce thriving, healthy churches once again.
Should we have kids programs at church? How about special programs for youth? In today’s interview, Catherine Stonehouse discusses the possible negative side effects on the church’s health and spirituality.
Most of the criticism of short term mission is aimed at the negative impacts on the receiving end. But with good planning, communication, prayer, and preparation, these downsides can be largely avoided. Here are some of Jim Ramsay’s suggestions for how to avoid such problems.
The cross of Jesus Christ is God’s answer to the greatest human predicament in history. Read more today from Timothy Tennent as he explains how the holiness of Jesus satisfies the holiness of the Father, which also makes his church into a holy people.
The Christian calendar unites us as a worshiping community, and as a community of faith we move forward along the road which leads us to the one whose name we bear. In today’s article, read more from Chris Peters about the gift that the church calendar serves for us.
Let’s pretend for a moment that we knew the day we were going to die. What would we spend our time doing the night before? In today’s post, Jake Andrews shares insights into the heart of Jesus from 3 things he asked for on his final night.
The beginning of the spring season brings with it the season when many pastors and their families are on the move to a new church in a new community. When a pastoral transition is handled well, the excitement will usually far exceed the anxiety. Read 7 ways churches can make transitions a good experience for the whole family.
While God’s mission remains unchanged, how we go about participating in His mission has to respond to these changing contexts. Jim Ramsay shares five trends global missions is taking to address changes in world contexts.
What is the history of contemporary worship music and how did it become such a powerful force in modern expressions of Christianity? In today’s video, Dr. Lester Ruth explains key elements and helps us understand this fascinating cultural and church phenomenon.
Just how does an orthodox Wesleyan preacher succeed a pastor who holds an obviously different view of Scripture, doctrine, and the foundations of the faith? Randy Jessen gives four ways to start ministering with a Wesleyan evangelical approach on progressive turf.
