A case study

A dialogue with Richard Foster and Henri Nouwen

A pastor on the rural-urban fringe talks about the challenges of pastoring small churches.

The Servants of the Paraclete is a counseling service in St. Louis, Missouri, where priests suffering from burn-out go for guidance.

Through the disciplines of solitude and community, we can begin to remove the many obstacles that prevent us from listening to God's voice.

An interview with Eugene Peterson

Tom Minnery reports on three churches that are radically different from one another, yet successful in light of their view of mission.

An interview with Dr. Richard C. Halverson

A pastor shares a working model of how Christians can build supporting relationships into each other.

Lay counseling accomplishes many things: it involves members in the work of the church, it provides a fulfilling ministry for lay persons, it takes a load off the pastor. It also solves people's problems.

Ted Engstrom shares five books that are helping him in ministry.

It's not church polity and ecclesiology that make churches work. A caring mood, a Spirit-led harmony of purpose, and a spontaneous outreach to the needy world develop unity out of diversity.

Although many people in the church can direct the church's publicity program, a religion column is the province of the pastor.

Howard Hendricks offers some practical suggestions for evaluating local church ministry.

How do you make a large church warm and personal? Donald Bubna has ten tips that work for him.