
First person: Developing a culture of invitation
Since we live in such a secular culture, it’s easy to think most nonbelievers are indifferent — even hostile — to the idea of attending church.

Ohio church and South Dakota ranch highlight faithful partnership
Violet Baptist Church in Pickerington, Ohio, is a world away from the Pine Ridge Reservation and Chanku Waste (pronounced “wash-tay”)

Kansas volunteers find joy helping homeowners in ‘heartbreaking’ situations after Hurricane Ida
When rainy weather hindered the chainsaw work Donald Arnold’s team had planned to do in the Mandeville, Louisiana, area, he

First person: 15 ‘surprising’ goals to set for 2026
You might be already thinking about goals for the upcoming new year even though we’re a few weeks away from 2026, and I assume that some of those goals are related to your spiritual walk.

More than 30 migrant workers turn to Christ after melon harvest
More than 30 migrant workers who came to southwest Georgia to harvest watermelons will leave with much more than a

Crossover Nashville reaches hundreds with gospel message, family fun
Richard Hamlet was saved at age 10 at a Billy Graham Evangelism Association event. Now he and his wife, Ginger,

Church leaders faced with more decisions on how to handle masking, distancing as Delta variant spreads
Following the CDC’s July 27 release of updated coronavirus-related guidelines recommending all people, vaccinated or not, wear masks indoors, churches

McCoy discusses cultural shifts, gender and new book in podcast interview
Katie McCoy discusses church’s stance on gender and identity, citing cultural shifts: ‘Here’s the world that we’re living in; now, what do we do with it?’