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First person: Steps to reaching the unchurched

January 11, 2026

When I first became a believer, evangelism meant “cold call,” door-to-door telling people about Jesus.

First person: Understanding seasons of emotional ‘winter’

January 10, 2026

“I have never felt the flames melting the skin off my veins, but I’ve been through hell in my mind. I’ve had the long sleepless nights, felt the breathless despair in the fight. I’ve laid on the ground crying for help. I’ve felt the rush of anxiety’s waves, and the guilt that won’t wash away, and the deep dread of hopeless days.”

‘Innocent until proven guilty’: Stages of a crime investigation

January 9, 2026

News outlets run reports almost weekly of pastors getting arrested for various crimes — but an arrest doesn’t mean that person has been found guilty. Just recently, a jury found an Arkansas pastor who had been arrested on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material not guilty.

Church starts new year with 74-hour public reading of entire Bible

January 8, 2026

Many Christians make a New Year’s resolution to read the entire Bible during the year. One church in southeastern North Carolina did it during the first weekend of 2026.

First person: 13 pivots you should make in 2026 for congregational vitality

January 7, 2026

Less than 10% of all congregations are soaring with faith and are on a God-empowered spiritual strategic journey to live into their full Kingdom potential.

Retiring associational missionary strategists reflect on ministry changes

January 6, 2026

It’s a changing of the guard as three northeast Georgia associational missionary strategists with 60 years of combined experience are retiring. They are baby boomers passing the baton to a new generation of leadership.

First person: 14 things every church communications director should know

January 5, 2026

If you work on the communications or media team at a church, ministry or nonprofit, your job is to share your organization’s story with the local community and sometimes the world.

Family building tradition focused on playing hard, honoring God

January 5, 2026

A Kentucky Baptist pastor describes his family’s life as “full throttle” these days. That’s understandable since Bryan Grigg pastors Macedonia Baptist Church in Lyon County,

‘Clarity and courage’: Empowering parents and student ministers

January 4, 2026

Sometimes, youth ministry and parenting feel like two vans passing in the night (or, better yet, passing in the church parking lot). Pastors wave. Parents

First person: Amid progress, ‘still so much to do in Asia-Pacific Rim’

January 3, 2026

As 2025 draws to a close, I’m reminded that there is still so much to do in the Asia-Pacific Rim to fulfill the Revelation 7:9 vision of a multitude from every nation, tribe and tongue worshiping around the throne.

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