First Person: 10 reasons camp matters for your church March 16, 2023 Camp is a mountain top experience, a real spiritual marker in the lives of many campers who attend. Here’s what group leaders and campers have Read More
Your Voice: A closer look at dinner and family March 13, 2023 It may be that the best thing you can do for your kids is to sit the whole family down and have dinner together. Research Read More
10 areas of focus for a prayer walk or prayer drive through your community March 7, 2023 Many of us regularly walk through our neighborhoods, and almost all of us drive through our communities on a daily basis. What we often fail Read More
First Person: What better time to evangelize and baptize than Easter? March 4, 2023 One of the ways I like to encourage people is to tell them to do what you do for the glory of God, and do Read More
First Person: A desperate need for revival February 28, 2023 For the past six months, I have been consumed with the desire to experience a true Spirit-led revival. I am not talking about having a Read More
Your Voice: Longevity at church offers benefits February 27, 2023 Serving 20 years as a pastor at the same church (nearly 12 years as senior, six years as associate and two years as youth pastor) Read More
First Person: Advice for ‘Christian critics’ February 25, 2023 Every time something pops up on Christian radar, it’s frustrating to see how many Christian critics leap to immediately “expose” it as false — especially Read More
‘Worship war’ concluded: What’s the best practice for your church? February 24, 2023 EDITOR’S NOTE: In Part I and Part II, we looked at the new “worship war,” a debate about the suitability of worship music based on Read More
‘Worship war’ continued: Addressing the ‘rabbit trail’ argument February 23, 2023 EDITOR’S NOTE: The following column is Part 2 of a three-part series on worship music. In Part 1, we were introduced to the new “worship Read More
Inside the latest ‘worship war’: Can a song be ‘tainted’? February 22, 2023 EDITOR’S NOTE: The following column is Part I of a three-part series on worship music. Have you heard about the new “worship war”? This one Read More