What are these barriers these families face, and how can the church accommodate?
All in Church
Strengthening Your Hand in God
Anyone can encourage someone else. It’s encouraging them in God that distinguishes our worldly friendships from those in the body of Christ.
Resource Highlight: Wes Crawford and Summer Seminar
As a church historian, I have been invited to join this panel in order to explain how an understanding of the past can help us chart a healthy path forward.
God is Not on Your Side
It is important to remember that our purpose is to discern God’s will for how to live, and choose that.
A Bigger Tent: The Secret to Church Unity (Part 1)
Acts 15 provides a witness to the 21st century church, revealing a way forward in a religious world that doesn’t notice how big the tent actually is.
A (Humorous) Look at Human Resources for Churches
One minister shares candid insights from years of navigating churches’ interviewing and hiring processes.
One Thing Never Changes!
In a time when things are changing rapidly, the one thing that brings order in the chaos is the thing that does not change.
The Wool We Wear (Part 2)
“Find the lost sheep!” we cry in our pre-rescue briefing, night-vision goggles on and machetes raised.
Awkward Conversations are Better than Raccoons in Your Attic
The avoidance is only going to allow time for more damage.
Back from Death: A New England Church’s Story of Revitalization
Hope continued to rise as we engaged with new people in the community.
Three Dimensions of Leadership for Growing (and Dying) Churches!
Leaders who practice these three dimensions will be well positioned to act as dynamic partners with God in kingdom activity.
Church As Family
The New Testament gives us a number of different metaphors for the church, but one of the most enduring pictures is that of family.
What to Do When There Is Nothing You Can Do
May we never lose sight of those who are right before us—the ones who need someone to see their pain, cry with them, and simply be with them.
The End Is the Beginning
Even as some churches are dying, the kin-dom of God is not dying. We are not powerful enough to kill the redemptive movement of bringing humanity into fuller relationship with God.
Your Church Needs a Domestic Violence Policy
Our tendency to leave our pastoral protocol undefined produces more sorrow than biblical faithfulness.
I’m Going to Need You to Move Your Face
People just don’t understand the significant difference their facial expressions will make when trying to connect with another person.
Resource Highlight: Ministers’ Salary Survey
Our research director Carley Dodd offers insights and reflections he gained while processing this year’s data.
Grief and Hope: Advice for Speaking at Funerals
Humble suggestions after 25 years of conducting funerals while begging for the wisdom of the Holy Spirit and simply trying to say what seems most appropriate.
Simple Children's Ministry: Learning How to Talk to Kids
One of the best things your church can do to minister to children is to have conversations with them..
Be Still and Know
It is so easy to get caught up in evaluating the quantifiable moments of ministry. But God isn’t about the quantifiable moments.