- 1. How the COVID Shutdown Changed Our Church
- Sundays during the pandemic shutdown were dramatically different. Children's ministry leaders were trying to figure out how to minister to kids without being in the room. Parents truly realized their ...
- Created on 06 May 2021
- 2. Character-Building Benefit of Church Sports Are As Important As Ever
- Editor's note: If you are in crisis, please call 1-800-273-8255 or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are not alone. When parents choose extracurricular activities for their child, the practical ...
- Created on 24 March 2021
- 3. Why Radical Times Require Radical Believers
- Will the church concede, compete or conquer in the adverse atmosphere of conflict and cancel culture? We live in a generation that believes our present-day sins are less odious to God than past generations. ...
- Created on 15 March 2021
- 4. When Church Members Insist on Their Rights
- "Why not rather be wronged?" (1 Cor. 6:7b, NASB). Ask any pastor. We hear it all the time. Variations on this theme are endless. —"All these years we have belonged to this church and given our money ...
- Created on 28 May 2020
- 5. Beware of Hyper-Spiritual, Lone Ranger Christians
- I'm unapologetically a charismatic Christian, and I believe all the gifts of the Holy Spirit are available to us today. It's tragic that so many churches in this country limit or even deny the validity ...
- Created on 03 October 2018
- 6. Living in the Presence of Spiritual Royalty
- A few years ago, I was invited to the home of one of the older women at our church for a fabulous luncheon. She had planned a beautiful party for one of the church ladies whose 80th birthday was on that ...
- Created on 15 March 2018
- 7. Navigating Spiritual Tension Requires This Christ-Centered Wisdom
- God has woven into creation seemingly opposite spiritual principles that, when separated, can appear contradictory. For example, law and grace. They are in reality, perfectly paired and balanced so we ...
- Created on 24 October 2016
- 8. 5 Disciplines of Spiritual Maturity for Your Church
- Very large churches are sometimes accused of being shallow—a mile wide and an inch deep. There is certainly truth to that potential, but I have found that many of the driving characteristics that allowed ...
- Created on 25 July 2016
- 9. How to Recognize Spiritually Receptive People in Your Community
- Pastor, you're surrounded by dirt. To be more precise, you're surrounded by soil—all kinds of soil. In your community, you have people who are ready to respond to the gospel and people who aren't. Your ...
- Created on 26 October 2015
