Articles for Outreach & Missions

NFL Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Doesn’t Believe There is a Hell

In an interview with ESPN, Aaron Rodgers talks about his evolving beliefs on hell: "It wasn't a fiery pit idea--that [concept] was handed down in the 1700s by the Puritans and influenced Western culture."

Awakening in the Land of the Rising Sun

In Japan, statistics show that 99 percent of the population does not have a relationship with Christ. While the task of reaching them with the gospel seems daunting, God is stirring the church in Japan to reach the nation.

18 Questions to Ask Prospective Church Plant Team Members

The right team members can be a breath of fresh air and a real boon to the ministry.

Cherish: Resetting the Bar of Marriage

Neuroscience tells us that the shelf-life of an infatuation is about twelve to eighteen months. It’s a nice run while it lasts, but when...

Christian Declaration on Caring for Refugees: An Evangelical Response

"Refugees possess the image of God and, as such, are infinitely valuable to God and to us."

When You Feel Like You Love God More Than Your Spouse

One of the strongest tensions from those who are married, on surrender, is this: “I am all in! But my spouse isn't on the same page.”

5 Keys for Leaders to Read the Bible in a Year

Reading the bible all the way through is not in and of itself spiritually significant. But the discipline of spending time in scripture can yield marvelous results. Here's the plan I followed.

Old Testament Redemptive-Ethical Concessions

In his Christian Theistic Ethics, Cornelius Van Til sought to explain Old Testament redemptive-ethical concessions by means of the analogy of a sick child who was not able to receive, all at once, all the medicine that he needed in order to live. Read more about Old Testament ethics.