
‘Minister of encouragement’: Ken Whitten joins NAMB to serve, connect pastors
Ken Whitten, recently retired pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa, Florida, will become national director of pastoral leadership at

Stetzer to lead Biola’s theology school
Missiologist Ed Stetzer will serve as dean of the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, a nondenominational evangelical university

First person: 7 signs you’re stuck in the ‘Christian bubble’
Chuck Lawless shares some of the signs that we’ve insulated ourselves from a world we’re called to reach…

Union University celebrates 200 years, ‘Christ-centered’ convictions
Union University turned 200 on Feb. 3, with celebrations including a special chapel service, bicentennial birthday party, documentary release and

First person: The case for familiar Christmas carols
“I do believe it’s unfortunate for us if we hear familiar (Christmas) carols more in the shopping mall than we do in the local church,” writes Justin Wainscott.

Church planting podcast sparks partnership from Arkansas to New York
Years ago, Danny Torres planted Swerve Church in Brooklyn, New York. While looking for ways to learn, hear other voices, and see how church planting was happening in other contexts and locations, Torres came across a podcast …

‘All in with Jesus’: Art ministry in Spain leads to salvation
Henar was searching for the truth everywhere she thought she could find it — her Catholic background, through Jehovah’s Witness

Missions-minded Missouri church supports local, global causes
A church split over missions 200 years ago gave birth to a missions-minded church that is still actively on mission