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Here Come the Post-Evangelicals

Brace yourselves - for here come the "post-evangelicals." A movement that began among left-leaning evangelicals in Great Britain,...

Here Come the Post-Evangelicals

A.I.D.S. - America In Deep Sin - Part 1

Most of us know that AIDS is an abbreviation for Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome. But I believe it could be redefined and relabeled to represent...

A.I.D.S. - America In Deep Sin - Part 1

Research Reveals Ambiguous Religious Involvement Trends

A new study by the Barna Research Group finds that, while there is a growth in religious activity among adults in the U.S., church involvement has...

Research Reveals Ambiguous Religious Involvement Trends

The Need of the Hour---A Recovery of Biblical Preaching

An open debate is now being waged over the character and centrality of preaching in the church. At stake is nothing less than the integrity of...

The Need of the Hour---A Recovery of Biblical Preaching

Ordinary to Extraordinary?

We contend that congregations already have or can obtain everything they need to transform their futures, because God has already given it. Can we...

Ordinary to Extraordinary?

Barna: Young pastors form new portrait of church leadership

The number of senior pastors ages 20-38 in Protestant churches has doubled in just two years from about 22,000 to more than 45,000, according to a...

Barna: Young pastors form new portrait of church leadership

GPN Equips Pastors Worldwide with New Online University

Global Pastor’s Network (GPN), an international ministry to pastors, has announced a new online university that will equip pastors from America to...

GPN Equips Pastors Worldwide with New Online University

Saddleback to Launch New Missions Initiative

A former Southern Baptist missionary to East Asia will help Saddleback Church launch a major new world missions initiative. The "PEACE" plan...

Saddleback to Launch New Missions Initiative

Create a Genuine Community in Your Church

God has wired within each of us a desire to belong to a genuine community. Make your church a place where people can be transformed - a place where...

Create a Genuine Community in Your Church

Envying Mel Gibson

People who sincerely choose to follow Christ as Lord after seeing Mel Gibson's movie - and evangelical leaders predict they will be legion -...

Envying Mel Gibson

First-Person: T.E.A.M.W.O.R.K.

The success of your ministry, whether you're a pastor, a small group facilitator or a music leader, depends largely on developing a strong team...

First-Person: T.E.A.M.W.O.R.K.

Author Says City Streets Are Paved With Grace

The pastor of a church in lower Manhattan says even though there are many problems and obstacles when it comes to ministering in the largest city...

Author Says City Streets Are Paved With Grace

Elders in Baptist Churches?

Elders and congregationalism. For many Baptists, these terms sound like polar opposites. However, according to some speakers at the "Issues in...

Elders in Baptist Churches?

Gibson's Film May Be a Precursor to Revival, Some Say

Helping pastors understand what’s behind the upcoming Mel Gibson film, The Passion of the Christ, apparently is creating a groundswell of support...

Gibson's Film May Be a Precursor to Revival, Some Say

Reformation of Christian Manhood is Key to Healthy Churches

A reformation of Christian manhood is necessary for North America to experience true spiritual revival, says Patrick Morley, chairman and CEO of...

Reformation of Christian Manhood is Key to Healthy Churches