First person: Celebrating the people you serve, love
May 17, 2025
One of the joys of pastoring is celebrating the milestone achievements of the people you serve and love.
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Faith, funerals and foxhounds: How one bivocational pastor ministers in times of grief
May 16, 2025
Those who know Rusty Walton best might say that this bivocational pastor, who also helps run a funeral home, is “dead serious” about ministry.
Launchpad: ‘Celebrate next’ with congregational multiplication strategies
May 15, 2025
The answer to the growth dilemma is obvious. When it is shared with congregations, they often reject it in favor of doing things to help existing congregations remain or become vital and vibrant.
Jubilee Trading Company touches world with faith-centered mission
May 14, 2025
Stephanie Edwards navigates rows of tall, unfinished wooden shelves, touching the world with each reach into one of the hundreds of cardboard boxes filled with exotic goods.
First person: Confessions of a first-year pastor
May 13, 2025
As I’ve reflected on the first year of shepherding my congregation, here are four confessions that in the Lord’s kindness may benefit every pastor, minister, leader, and lay person.
Georgia, New Hampshire churches build partnership around missions
May 12, 2025
Building relationships across state lines and serving as one family is what Bethlehem Baptist Church in Clarksville and Emmaus Church in Manchester, N.H., have been doing together for the past four years.
‘The Wild Robot,’ now on Netflix, is a heartwarming tale of parenting, love and adoption
May 12, 2025
The best animated movie of 2024 launches on Netflix in May, and it comes from neither Disney nor Pixar, the longtime twin giants in this realm.
First person: Pastors and ministry leaders, stop drinking your own Kool-Aid
May 12, 2025
When the problem is with the leader, in almost every case, it starts when that pastor or ministry leader starts drinking his or her own Kool-Aid.
First person: 12 easy ways to reach out to your neighbors
May 11, 2025
Most believers will never share the gospel with anyone, and many will never even invite anyone to church.
‘It’s hard to wrap my head around’: Men’s retreat leads to life-changing decisions for Christ
May 10, 2025
“These men got away for a weekend and experienced the peace from other men who knew Jesus and had that life change,” said North Monroe Baptist Church Director of Facilities and Men’s Ministry Jeff McPherson.
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