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Do our churches look too much like the Mall of America?

Pastor, you need to give some thought to what you say from the pulpit. I'm not referring to the sermon...

Let's practice what we preach or quit preaching. Don't forget that things as simple as smiles and kind words have power to change lives.

Churches today showcase two distinct styles of leadership: pastors who lead by public consensus, and pastors who lead by personal conviction. But...

How does characterizing certain people as pigs and dogs fit with Jesus' message of compassion that pervades almost all His other stories?

The author of Prayer Power: 30 Days to a Stronger Connection with God discusses obstacles to and struggles with praying, as well as the value of...

Learn how to go from faililng to attract students and an endless string of youth ministers to creating a Sustainable Youth Ministry.

What specific steps can church leaders take to help domestic abuse victims?

What impact has television had on our attention spans? And what has this done to much of the preaching in our churches?

Fifty years ago, Pope John XXIII unleashed such a wave of change in the still waters of the Roman Catholic Church when he called for a worldwide...

Recovering the church's missiological purpose should not be understood as an attempt to replicate first-century Christianity in our time.

As the senior pastor and founder of New York’s largest evangelical church, A. R. Bernard told the Times, “When people are shaken to the core, it...

There is a simple method for ministering personally to seven individuals in your congregation each day in a way that will have a great impact on...

As Barack Obama prepares to take the oath of office and become the 44th President of the United States, Christians should be thinking about how to...

Pastors are supposed to be devoted to preaching and to public prayer. I want to be part of a congregation full of people committed to the same.