Church Life+Ministry

Why and When You Should Encourage People NOT To Enter Vocational Ministry:
The fact is, we are all called into ministry, sent on mission, and to honor God through our vocation.
God Is Not a God of Second Chances: The Church & Formerly Incarcerated Persons
If we really believe in the transformation of the gospel—that any life can be saved and changed—we cannot say to someone, “You are not welcome here.”
To Be or Not to Be an Evangelical
Do Christians need a term or label to identify ourselves?
Good Friday, Billy Graham, and the Transcendent Gospel
The truth presented to us in scripture should tell us something about not only who we are but who our neighbors are: image bearers of the Father in heaven.
Billy Graham and the Presidents: Lessons in Spiritual Counsel and Friendship
One evangelist's influence on our nation's leaders
Lord, Have Mercy on 67% of Us
A Lenten research roundup of what Americans think of sin.
Southern Baptist Leader Frank Page Resigns over ‘Morally Inappropriate Relationship’
President and CEO of SBC Executive Committee confesses he “initially announced my retirement earlier today without a complete explanation.”
Chicagoland Church Planting Alliance Spring 2018 | Chicagoland. Context. Evangelism.
Chicago presents a unique context for evangelism and church planting.
The Calling | 55 min
Keith Getty Is Still Fighting the Worship Wars
How the writer of "In Christ Alone" found an adversary in Wall Street.
20 Truths from Small Church Essentials
Just because a church is small, doesn’t mean it’s broken.
What Will You Do Each Day to Make Our World—and Those Around You--Better?
What if we challenged ourselves to shift our focus from self-improvement to fostering community?
Bill Hybels Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Former Willow Creek Leaders
John and Nancy Ortberg, others confront megachurch with its own #MeToo moment. “The charges against me are false,” says Hybels of former friends’ “collusion.”
We Need an Independent Investigation of Sovereign Grace Ministries
Allegations of child sexual abuse and staff cover-up continue to swirl. Let’s set an example for all churches to follow, bringing healing to victims and churches alike.
The Values-Driven Leader: A Mosaic of 3 Tiles
What can you do to keep your organization on mission?
One-on-One with Tom Holladay on “Putting It All Together Again When It’s All Fallen Apart”
Nehemiah mourned, fasted, and prayed; that's where you start.
Getting Small Churches on Mission (Part 4)
More ways small churches can serve their communities
Faith in Russia: What Does It Mean?
Many Russians, be they Orthodox or Evangelical, will understandably view their homeland with affection, loyalty, and patriotism.
Five Things that Keep Churches from Change
Being a representative of Christ in a lost world requires change.
Keeping the Sabbath Saved My Marriage, My Ministry, and Probably My Life
I used to think resting from work was selfish, until I considered the example of Jesus.
What Is Evangelicalism?
A simple definition based in doctrine, history, or sociology won’t do. But a vibrant stream really does exist.

Top Story November 10, 2020

Jon Tyson: ‘Run into the Controversy’
Jon Tyson: ‘Run into the Controversy’
Why the NYC pastor’s goal is “to winsomely offend everybody.”

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