Most current U.S. Protestant senior pastors worked outside of ministry as adults for only a short time, according to a Lifeway Research study. Only 3 in 10, however, began vocational ministry as the senior pastor.
In an ever-growing digital age, churches should consider investing in digital missions. The Church must adapt and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ through whatever means are available, says Phil Cooke.
Authorities in Indonesia last week arrested a 19-year-old member of an Islamic extremist group and his parents, foiling a plan to suicide bomb two church sites, officials said.
Working to advance international religious freedom and combat persecution not only reflects American values, but also advances the nation’s interests, international human rights lawyer H. Knox Thames said.
The State Convention of Baptists in Ohio recently held Super Summer at Cedarville University — and it yielded many decisions for Christ and commitments to ministry and missions.
“The current trend of setting Jesus against the church says nothing about Jesus and a lot about the state of Christianity today. It lacks biblical literacy,” writes Rick Harrington.
“I’m blessed to serve in various roles, and I love each of them. But, that fact also means I’m busy. If I don’t manage my time well, I quickly find myself in trouble,” writes Chuck Lawless.
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