The Sending Church Lab, facilitated by the International Mission Board, brought pastors, church leaders and missionaries together for two days of discussion, self-assessment and planning centered on one question: What does it mean for a church to truly be a sending church?
This story has been updated since originally published. Your first question about this latest weather threat may involve how to pronounce Hurricane Isaias. For those
We have a few weeks left in Pastor Appreciation Month. As I think about this month, I’m reminded of some of the unique gifts church
More pastors are preaching longer sermons, and most churchgoers are OK with it. In fact, a small but growing number would prefer even more each
We are discovering more and more Christian parents and grandparents sitting in church pews suffering silently as they face the intense pain of their adult children’s unexpected estrangement.
It looked and felt as if I had accidentally stumbled into a reunion of the cast of a New York cop TV show. The set, a grungy police station in the bowels of the subway system.
The parenting paradigm I am about to describe did not originate from me, though I wish I could claim it. I have heard it from
For many new empty nesters, it can be a jarring moment. You’re walking down a hallway of your home and an empty room hits you emotionally in ways you didn’t expect. Here’s how one church is offering support.
“I think it’s been amazing to discover the gospel advancing … with all of our students,” said Kathy Barrett. In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic,
This will be the third time that Ryan Duerk, CEO of Miracle Hill Ministries, will sit on a bench for 24 hours to raise awareness for homelessness.
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