Articles in this Issue
Doing Community Behind Bars
Prison ministry demands really practical theology.
High Anxiety
Leaders have lots of reasons to worry … and one overriding reason not to.
Finding Time for Study
7 tips to make the most of your time
Serving Immigrants Saved Our Church
How welcoming in the stranger revived a declining congregation.
Host a Red Carpet Event For Special Needs People
Give them the “Best Night Ever.”
Hold a “Gas Buy Down”
Give the gift of cheaper gas.
Split The Tithe
Give half to the church and half to missions.
Host “Midnight Basketball”
Give kids a safe place to play.
Fix Cars For Single Moms
Serve your community through basic car maintanence
Shoot a Two-Minute Message
An easy way to connect with your audience
What to Do When Your Church is Declining
Merging with another church may be your only option, but handle with care.
Make Room for Me
New research reveals what Millennials like—and don’t like—about churches, and what we can do to reach them.
My Calling
From restaurant manager to pastor
Getting to ‘Aha’
Kyle Idleman discusses three phases of transformation.
Within One, Many Many Many …
One church, one journal, innumerable parts.
Leadership Shorts
Summaries of books you need to know.
Reaching Churchless America
Examining the unchurched
When Smaller Is Better
Effective small church ministry starts with a clearer view of success.
It Takes a Church
Adopting five foster children is impossible unless you have the right support.
Leading in Prayer
Max Lucado talks about how good prayers shake the heavens and shape community.
One Hamburger, Hold the Depression, Please
And other items of interest from ministry and culture.
‘Nones’ Are Your Business
A review of ‘The Rise of the Nones’ by James Emery White
Men and Women Working Together
And more helpful tools from Christianity Today
The Mars and Venus Church Staff
A field guide to navigating gender sensitivities.
PK Confidential
A review of ‘The Pastor’s Kid’ by Barnabas Piper
Pastor, Church, & Law Volume 2
And more helpful tools from Christianity Today
A More Beautiful Bible
And other items of interest from ministry and culture.