Articles in this Issue
Motorcycles and World Cups
Life without ambition isn’t what God wants from us.
Greening the Food Desert
Currents: news you can use
An Unspoiled View
Following Jesus means learning to see truth behind the appearances.
Photoshopped Diversity?
Currents
Interrupted by a Gorilla
What happens when a teaching church becomes a calling church.
Matching-making Ministry?
Should churches encourage younger marriage?
Love the Ones You’re With
Fantasizing about the congregation you wish you had isn’t ambition, but sin.
Facebook Sermon Prep
Toolkit: Preaching
Your Regular Checkup
If a “physical” is important, so is a “spiritual”
Ministry Crucified, Resurrected
Two books on the death and new life of our ministry.
Church Growth vs. Church Seasons
Not every church is in the “my, how you’ve grown” stage, and that’s okay.
The Particular Call
Perceiving God’s intention for my life.
The Glory Drive
Godly ambitions lead to life, if we don’t settle for the counterfeit, self-glory.
Giving Debit Its Due
A new tool that can help with online giving without tempting those who abuse credit cards.
Game Plans
How to keep ourselves and our teams focused on the right things
Should Pastors Know What People Give?
A temptation toward favoritism, or a needed discipleship tool?
Pastoral Narcissism
The shadow side of ambition
A Calling Confirmed
How church planting networks assess and verify whether candidates are, indeed, “called.”
Convergence and other Resources
Toolkit: Resources
Sex Offenders: Coming to a Church Near You
How churches, ready or not, are ministering to society’s most despised
The Ambition Engine
Our hopes and dreams fuel our ministry.
Talking Honestly about Alcohol
Wise pastoral care for that common, insidious disease.