If you ask in duty to earn God’s blessings the answer is no. (Christians should take the words earn, merit and deserve out of their vocabulary when speaking of their ...
If you could only do five things in ministry, what would they be? At our regional staff retreat we were challenged to come up with our top five non-negotiables. Weekly ...
Sometimes ministry happened in a formal Bible study, and other times in a conversation over a pile of laundry. God allows us to love people “as we go;” to ...
There is success when staff engage in Ministry Partnership Development as a spiritual exercise, where God empowers them to take risks and recognize His divine orchestration for the sake of ...
Don’t let this Easter slip by without the revelation that the nightmare is over; the old has gone and the new has come. Take some time to enjoy the freedom ...
Over the past 20 years, the US has seen a surge in short-term missions. With all of these Christians flooding into ministry opportunities, you’d think that long-term ministry commitments would ...
Sexual sin. Depression. Anorexia. Homosexual feelings. Suicidal tendencies. When I first started in ministry 20 years ago, if you were facing one of the above, we sent you off to ...
Sex, love, and marriage are always hot topics on the college campus. Confusion and controversy seem to reign, but it’s amazing how much insight the Bible gives us on these ...
From crazy frat guys to ladies on their way to seminary, they’re coming at you with questions. And that’s a good thing. But we need to remember it’ ...
After two decades of helping lead college students through the jungle of controversial subjects in today’s world, I’m not sure that giving them the perfect answer is the ...
