Out of focus: Stumbling churches often lack vision
Several years ago, I stumbled while walking down the steps from my office on the second floor of my house. I was looking down and reading a paper I was holding. My feet got tangled, and I fell down the last seven steps.
Assessing pros and cons of AI in ministry
First, let’s clarify what artificial intelligence is and isn’t. Most people think of science fiction-level AI when discussing this topic. However, we are not close to a scenario like Skynet taking over the world.
12 ways to regularly practice Thanksgiving
We have so much for which to be grateful today. I fear, though, that we too often limit our expressions of thanksgiving to only this day.
IMB missionaries provide ‘steadfast presence’ in spiritually lost world
Lostness around the world is growing every day. In fact, 59% of the world’s population remains unreached. This means there are less than 2% evangelical Christians within their people group or nearby.
Not your usual spring break: College students share gospel in Panama City Beach
Isaac Depew, a sophomore at East Tennessee State University, recently joined some of his friends on a trip to Panama
Wife of slain missionary sentenced to 24 years in Angolan prison
The wife of 44-year-old SIM USA missionary Beau Shroyer, who was fatally stabbed in 2024, in Lubango, Angola — near where the couple and their five children lived — has reportedly been convicted and sentenced to 24 years in an Angolan prison.
Four young women named to 2026 National Acteens Panel
Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU, SBC) has named four young women to the 2026 National Acteens Panel. They include Alexis Andrade
‘Opportunity to grow’: AZ students share impact of discipleship retreat
A total of 198 students recently gathered from 16 college campuses across Arizona for Surge, Christian Challenge’s annual discipleship retreat, at Granite Hills Retreat and Conference Center in Prescott.