by Rodney Plunket In 2004 I went backpacking in the Rockies for the first time, and I was hooked. I did it every year but one through 2018. The second trip was the hardest. It was the same trek as the first, but the snow was much deeper. Avalanches had obliterated trails, burying them […]
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by Jason Locke For a long season, many Christians reduced evangelism to a decision. The strategies behind such evangelism were often about what was needed for someone to commit to Jesus. For some evangelicals, this involved taking a person through the Roman Road or the Four Spiritual Laws. For others using the Jule Miller […]
Authors : Jason Locke
Tags : Community, Evangelism
by George Welty I moved to Memphis in 2007, and things were a bit of a mess. Crime was up. Homelessness and poverty were ubiquitous. City morale was down. And in the midst of it all, churches were leaving the city. Some of the biggest, most successful churches in the area, across denominations, were […]
Authors : George Welty
Tags : Community, Servant Leadership
by Grady D. King, D. Min I can say with confidence that Jesus loves the little children. You probably want to start singing the song, don’t you? Yet, some churches could post signs, “Adults Only.” I remember in the church of my childhood that it did feel that church was for “Big People,” particularly […]
Authors : Grady King
by Kaya Coleman At Sugar Grove Church of Christ, creating intentional intergenerational ministry moments is a core part of our church culture. From family-style worship on Sunday mornings to community kickball on warm summer evenings, we want every generation to know they belong and have something valuable to offer within the body of Christ. […]
Authors : Kaya Coleman
by Kerri Smilie It hit me at Panera. I was having lunch with one of our small group leaders, checking in on how things were going with the women in her group. “I love leading my group, and now that I’m a bit older than the girls, I feel even more confident. I mean, […]
Authors : Kerri Smilie
by Rachel Collins Every generation, it seems, feels the younger generation is [you fill in the blank.] Whiny? Annoying? Entitled? Clueless? The BBC put this article out several years ago that humorously cited this phenomenon dating back several generations. It’s easy to feel defensive when we hear their complaints. It sometimes feels like an […]
Authors : Rachel Collins
by Steven Carrizal The pastoral role of church leaders is a calling that puts us on holy ground as we are invited into a space of vulnerability. It is also a role for which it is easy to continually feel ill-equipped no matter how much training or experience a leader has in such situations. From […]
Authors : Steven Carrizal
by Jon Anderson One of my first clients, while doing my internship for my graduate degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, was a guy whose wife had left him for another man. His response was to spend every free moment from work, night and day, stalking her. This went on for several weeks so […]
Authors : Jon Anderson
by Jay Jarboe “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening” 1 Samuel 3:10 I am finishing the third sabbatical of my 44 years in ministry. I requested my first one in a previous ministry. I knew I was tired, doubted my purpose, and questioned my effectiveness in ministry. Those three months gave me time […]
Authors : Jay Jarboe
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