Articles for Outreach & Missions

The fastest-growing churches have already begun live-streaming their services as a way to grow, connecting with an audience that was not be able to physically attend due to distance, age, or disability, and that includes video with captioning.

A response to recent criticisms and a look at the heart behind homeschooling

Ask yourself: "Do I seek to serve my Master, or myself?"

those who are able to sustain a cherishing marriage with an imperfect spouse (and of course there are no perfect spouses) meditate often on the kindness and grace of God; those who give up cherishing their spouse meditate often on the faults and failures of their spouse.

Many Christians are totally unaware of Satan’s active role in their lives. They don’t pray much or stay close to God. They compromise with sin and give Satan a foothold. To which Peter says, Be alert!

In his encouragement to Timothy, Paul makes a bold statement that prayer, in various forms, should be made for all men, and urged this young pastor to pray for those in authority. Godless Emperor Nero was on the throne at that time. Yet, the believers were supposed to pray for him?

As I start my 30th year of ministry at Brentwood Baptist Church, people have been asking me to tell them the secret of a long-term ministry. A growing church will always demand their pastor to be the first one who grows. After all, no organization, not even a church, can ever outrun its leader.

Understand the shifting cultural landscape of those outside your church and what really matters to the unchurched.