Ministry among the poor requires that we be mindful of a person’s physical as well as spiritual needs. Read this article by Ajith Fernando for more insight into two helpful models of engagement.
What matters more: what you say, or what you do? Beth Felker Jones shares insight into why our deeds and words both matter.
There is still a glass ceiling for women, especially in God’s own work. Joycelyn Lewis shares her struggle to accept the call God placed on her life.
In the midst of chaos, how does our faith in Christ inform our response? Shawn Trasher shares his thoughts on recent events in America.
Difficult circumstances often mean having to work hard just to secure a livelihood and survive. In this video interview, Médine Keener shares what she and her family did to make it during their time as refugees.
Sometimes we all struggle in planning worship for one reason or another. Shannon Sigler shares how the artistic ones in your congregation can be an invaluable help when you are stuck.
June 20th is World Refugee Day. Medine Keener shares 7 facts about refugees and gives us an inside look on what it is like to be one.
For most Christians, missionaries seem exotic and mysterious. What do they do, really? Hollie Wells invites us into her ordinary family’s story of how God called them to be a missionary family to the Roma people in Bulgaria.
If you are reading this post, chances are, you have never had to worry about whether you would have enough water to drink. Cyndi Downing shares about her trip to Thailand, where she encountered a man they called “Grandfather” and his gratitude in the midst of unimaginable poverty.
In some confession liturgies, the congregation asks forgiveness because “we have not heard the cry of the needy.” But, sometimes it can be really hard to listen. Karen Vine shares her experience of finding listening difficult.
Immigrants are thrust into a new culture and a different way of life, often with no preparation. How can we be desperately needed friends to the strangers in our lands? Karen Vine shares the joy of opening doors to new people.
God absolutely desires racial reconciliation, but how do we get there? Learning is the path to understanding. Patricia Taylor discusses ways to begin to learn from those who are different than us.
