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A missionary friend in Europe wrote and informed me that many European countries have not had a gospel witness for quite some time. Why has there...

The topic of church discipline is complicated and foreign to the thinking of many in this privatized world. God is clear. Church discipline is a...

When Scripturally-based churches neglect Biblical church discipline, they risk conflict that will erode their legacy of faith. Just as in the home...

No matter how impressive your church building is or how many programs you offer, you can't expect to attract a significant number of people in your...

Restoring reverence, wonder and awe to worship

Responsibility is a self-esteem steroid. When we give someone a responsibility, whether that person is a child, coworker, friend, or spouse, we’re...

I’ve never felt called to the ministry—at least not the way many other people seem to be called. No voice from heaven. No inner sensations that I...

By the turn of the century, singles will account for 52% of the population. New approaches of ministry are required to meet the needs of this...

Churches that claim to be missions minded should have a few dynamics securely in place. The goal is simply to foster thinking in this area that...

Integrity. Everyone ought to possess it, but a leader undergoes greater public scrutiny to see if he has it, and he suffers greater consequences...

I have been pondering a possible relationship between the minimizing of the Bible in so-called seeker-driven churches and in some of the radical...

It may not be inclusive or politically correct, but the unabashed aim of The Grove Church in Peoria, IL, is to attract one hitherto unreached...

In an effort to help young adults, collegiates and teenage boys and girls who are addicted to pornography, PureOnline.com has launched a new...

A new survey conducted by Arizona-based Ellison Research finds most pastors who have moved to take a different church say they did so for reasons...

There are many similarities between waiting tables and serving in the ministry. Could you or I, who are already ministers, wait tables for the...