Church Leaders Update Archives

Debates about what beliefs and practices are acceptable for Christians are nothing new. But they rarely involve essential Christian beliefs, such...

Cringing in fear, we may avoid preaching or reading the Old Testament stories. Yet they play a vital role in the redemption narrative. We can’t...

It’s never become clearer that we need love to heal us. Divisions abound and fear saturates too many of our relationships. What does the church...

Instead of seeing abuse survivors as tutors leading us toward compassion like Jesus, we repel them. With the crisis of sexual abuse in our midst,...

Excommunication is the most severe expression of formal spiritual pronouncement in the process of church discipline. Excommunication is not...

The holy grail, a supposed “Christian” relic, has dotted the lines of medieval literature. This cup, or cauldron, or stone (depending on which...

Battles hit us in many forms. You feel helpless, hopeless, despairing, angry, hurt, anxious, and worse. What do you do now? Here are 5 ways to...

Before Jesus steps onto the scene in the New Testament, God reveals himself in a number of ways in the Old Testament. These appearances, known as...

Obviously, any sort of murder ought to shock and alarm any person, and usually does. Few people, except the terrorists themselves, will justify in...

I’m for government policies to protect the family and to care for the poor. I’m for missions activity for people I’ll never see or know. But I have...

Discussions about modesty are difficult in a desensitized culture, but church leaders have the responsibility to strategically educate and equip...

God longs to use you and me to assist the homeless and harassed. What does the Bible say about our responsibility to these brothers and sisters of...

So, there are those who depart from the Faith because they never truly had it. And there are those who fall for a season but are returned to the...

I have been more miserable as a devout Christian. I do not enjoy life following the things I am taught at church. How do I pray for God to end my...

From origin, to purpose, to circumstances, biblical names are rich with meaning. Here's a look at names in the Bible and their significance.