
Retiring IMB missionaries see faces, possibilities when hearing lostness statistics
The International Mission Board’s newest missionary emeriti have heard the statistics of lostness. According to recent global research data, 4.6

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for June 18
ELI AND SAMUEL 1 Samuel 2:22–26; 3:7–10, 15–18 Eleanor Roosevelt once stated, “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t

Bibles ‘held hostage’ by Sudanese officials
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Christian leaders in Sudan said government officials detained a shipment of Bibles, demanding custom fees even though

Church offers food, firewood and gospel to neighbors
“It’s neat to see that coming to get a food box leads to hearing the gospel,” said pastor Sean Nix.

Pastors should choose humility, be ‘ministry sherpas,’ Hebert says
In 2016, the world watched as American mountaineers Cory Richards and Adrian Ballinger tried to climb Mount Everest without supplemental

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for August 6
Set Apart in the Way We Think Romans 12:1–5, 9–13 If you are like me, there are certain biblical figures

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for October 30
The Sin Harvested Hosea 10:5–15 Hosea prophesies through an extended agricultural metaphor in two locations: a vineyard and a field

Church leadership and the ‘pipeline crisis’
At a gathering of pastors, the discussion turned to the leadership pipeline crisis. Specifically mentioned was the crisis of finding church staff but also the lack of church planters for new congregations or multisite campuses.