‘Compassionate support’: How your church can serve first responders
March 24, 2026
Mission fields are everywhere, and your community has an important one.
Church Life
‘I Have Decided’: Veteran evangelist shares new tool to help churches guide gospel decisions
March 20, 2026
After more than five decades in ministry and more than 1,700 revival meetings, veteran evangelist Keith Fordham has distilled a lifetime of experience into a
First person: When a ministry leader commits ‘serious sin’
March 19, 2026
“Maybe the most spiritual thing a fallen or disgraced leader could do is step away for a few years and live a normal life. Get a regular job. Work at Home Depot. Sell insurance. Learn humility again. Rebuild a marriage. Restore trust with family.”
Study asks churchgoers if they are sharing their faith. The findings may not surprise you.
March 18, 2026
While churchgoers may be praying about ways to tell others about Jesus, many aren’t doing much to make that happen.
Decision points: Do congregations discern God’s leading or do leaders tell them God’s direction?
March 18, 2026
Jessica exclaimed, “How can I ever know God’s guidance for our congregation? That’s why we have a pastor — someone who is closely connected with God and can share His direction with us.”
First person: Stop saying you’re busy — and 4 other things leaders shouldn’t say
March 17, 2026
I’m busy: Nobody cares. We’re all “busy” these days.
Looking for a leader? What to look for in your ‘next.’
March 16, 2026
Looking for a new leader? Cory Bramlett, associate pastor at Mountain Ridge Church in Glendale, had some advice on that during the breakout session “What should I be looking for in my ‘next’?” at the Who’s Your Next? Conference, recently hosted by the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention.
How effective is your church at serving others?
March 12, 2026
Most churchgoers say they’re looking for ways to serve God as well as the people in their churches and communities, but many still struggle to make that a reality.
Survey: AI use growing among Christian ministry leaders
March 11, 2026
The majority of Christian ministry organizations are either experimenting with or using artificial intelligence technology in their operations.
First person: Are churches facing a ‘demographic winter’?
March 4, 2026
The aging faithful within our congregations are a blessing and an essential resource that is too often overlooked. However, it is also true that within a few decades, much of this cohort will have entered eternity. If Ryan Burge’s chart is correct, there will not be enough GenXers, Millennials and Zoomers to sustain many of these denominations.
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