Church Leaders Update Archives

You don’t need gimmicks at all to minister successfully to teens. You simply need to focus on communicating God’s grace.

It’s amazing the degree to which outreach strategies rest on a single, and deeply flawed, premise: That people want what you have to offer.

Dear Roger, I was recently asked when people of skin tone other than white as an indicator of racial or ethnic affiliation first appeared in the...

Is my gospel big enough to account for a man who three times denied that he knew the Lord? Is it big enough to account for a man who spent all of...

The idea of what’s "out there" has puzzled mankind since ancient times. It puzzles still today.

The Joy Gal jumps right into one of the most controversial topics in Christianity today....hold on to your hats, we are in for a rocky ride on the...

Last week I received an insightful poem from a woman abused. She shares of her shattered life, and of the hope and wholeness that came from the...

If your Christian life is boring or unfulfilling, you’re not living the life Jesus is calling you to live.

A look at the current conversations among ministry leaders about premarital sex.

Several years ago, pastor Matt Chandler noticed an epidemic of young adults who did not actually know the gospel.

Here’s how you can pursue apologetics in a positive way to help seekers and even skeptics find faith in Jesus.

Of all we can do with money, giving it away seems irrational, doesn’t it? But generosity is a key component of using money well.

The making of art may need no justification, but sometimes, in surprising and whimsical ways, God gives it.

The recession has caused a decline in church offerings in recent years, but a new study shows that giving to U.S. congregations bounced back in...

What makes someone an atheist? I know, the “Reason Rally” would say “reason.” I’m not so sure.