Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
A seasoned pastor explains how his church goes about shutting down a program.
Ministries close down. Programs come to an end earlier than expected. No one enjoys these events. Perhaps the people who have to pull the plug enjoy them least of all.
It still happens, however, and ending a ministry can even be seen as an act of stewardship. We asked Leith Anderson how to close down a ministry. His answer doesn’t contain too many surprises, but it may motivate you to do what leaders are called to do – to make decisions.
Yoichi Fujiyabu has spent three decades sharing God’s love to people who want to end their lives.
What baseball’s most amusing team gets right about joy in sports.
News
Many say the activist’s inflammatory statements on race should inform how we remember his life.
News
Known for confronting critical theory, moral relativism, and secular ideologies, Baucham died a month into leading a new seminary in Florida.
The history of a prominent church pastored by MLK in Alabama shows the reason African Americans often don’t embrace either term.
News
Armed gang continues to hold him after family paid the ransom.
Review
Historian Molly Worthen studies dynamic leaders, eager followers, and their shared efforts to “consecrate a new reality.”