From age 12 to 30, Jesus spent time in a carpenter shop. What does that mean for us?

"Vocation is at the heart of it."

We have an integral God who is an integral worker.

We must understand the centrality of a robust theology that informs our lives and vocations.

Assessment helped Mountain Vista Bible Church pursue its passion for community.

(UPDATED) The Devil is too distracting at baptisms, major denomination decides.

Slick programs and efficient business models are no substitute for the patient work of discipleship. A review of John Pattison and C. Christopher Smith's 'Slow Church.'

If you're going to follow God, you have to recognize his voice

Effective contextualization is important.

Groups matter, and it's important that churches effectively establish and assess them.

I thought a winsome faith would win Christians a place at Vanderbilt’s table. I was wrong.

Suburban Slums; Sex, Peyote, and Religious Liberty; Discipleship in Groups

The Lord's Supper; Changing Face of Homosexuality Debate; Authentic Discipleship

Use your influence to encourage emerging women leaders around you.

How Jesus' most troubling parable finally made sense to me.

Some churches say Baptism is optional, but the New Testament teaches it is integral to the life of faith.

Encouraging a deeper commitment

How I've learned to see my day job as more than just a way to pay the bills.

Churches must assess themselves in an effort to be more effective at making disciples.