Church Life+Ministry

BLESS Missional Practices as a Sideways Step into Evangelism
This simple acronym guides us in missional outreach
Loving My Labyrinthine Church
Our tangled building tells an evolving story.
Five Observations in the New Era of Christian Networks-- and What Denominations Need to Learn
The network advantage... and what denominations can learn from them
Put Down the Church Attendance Scorecard
Shame and peer pressure don’t lead to healthy discipleship.
Saturday is for Seminars—Moody Church Global Outreach Conference
I'm looking forward to being at Moody Church for this great event.
Over Professionalizing What Should be the Common Practice of Evangelism
Evangelism should never leave the realm of the non-professionals
Innovative Church Practices, Inspired by Stock Photos: The Bible Sniffer
Your pew Bibles should always smell, like, super good.
The Church’s Law-Grace Throwdown: 300 Years and Going Strong
A group of 18th-century Scottish churchmen fought bitterly over the right teaching. How we can we avoid veering toward their extremes?
We Need Mentors in Our Spiritual Lives, Too
Diverse relationships within the church help teach and train.
Weekend Edition—April 8, 2016
Religious liberty, Kindness, Discipleship, and more!
Why International Adoptions by Americans Have Hit a 35-Year Low
Most of the decline comes from three countries.
Here Is the Church, but Where Is the Steeple?
How those transcendent spires fell out of cultural favor, and why it's time to bring them back.
In God We Trust
Do we really think about what "God" Americans trust?
How Do We Understand Blessing in a #Blessed Era?
Our social media mocking hasn’t gotten us closer to what it really means to live in God’s favor.
3 Tips for Reaching the Dechurched
Every church should be thinking about how to reach the dechurched
Amplifying Evangelism—Show and Tell
5 Steps for Church Leaders to help Churches Recover Evangelism
Unity in the Body and Working Relationships Beyond
What are the limits of cross-denominational partnership?
4 Responses to Cultural Change
Christians must know how to engage culture.
Wayne Jolley Dies as Dozens Leave The Gathering
Founder of cult-like group in Franklin, Tennessee, was accused of spiritual and sexual abuse.
Weekend Edition—April 1, 2016
More fun than you can imagine.

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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