First person: How New Orleans pastors came together after Katrina
Eighteen months before Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, I left the pastorate of First Baptist Church Kenner, Louisiana, to
WMU names four Acteens to national panel
National Woman’s Missionary Union has named four young women to the 2022 National Acteens Panel: Grace Carter of University Hills
Could a jubilee year be right for your church?
An associational missions strategist is having lunch with one of his most faithful pastors and closest friends in ministry. During their meal the strategist says, “Next year is the year your church needs to die.”
How your church can be a training ground for creative leaders
Whatever the size of your church, it’s time to start thinking of becoming a training center for creative people in your congregation.
Pennsylvania church offers car service for widows, single moms
Members of Harvest Community Church — Petroleum Valley Campus Petrolia, Pennsylvania, recently ministered to an underserved population.
First person: Regifting history’s first Christmas gift
If you have personally received history’s first Christmas gift, December is a great time to regift it.
Finding ways to serve in the wake of a deadly tornado
Lyle Larson, pastor of First Baptist Church, Goodlettsville, wasn’t exactly sure how the church could be of service in the wake of the deadly tornadoes that ripped through parts of Tennessee on Dec. 9.
‘Clarity and courage’: Empowering parents and student ministers
Sometimes, youth ministry and parenting feel like two vans passing in the night (or, better yet, passing in the church