Articles for Outreach & Missions

Christian Marriage: 6 Ways to Grow Back Together

If your Christian marriage has been drifting, you can’t turn the passion back on overnight. You have to start feeding it slowly and patiently wait for it to come back to you, still pressing forward even when you don’t see initial returns.

How to Pray for Your Pastor

If you've been wondering how to pray for your pastor, there are at least 5 ways you can do so. Any pastor genuinely called to the ministry knows he needs prayer that is earnest, passionate and effective!

You’re Dead to Sin, So Stop Acting Like a Slave

“Reckon” is the Greek word logizomai, which means to look at one thing and consider it to be something else. We are to consider (reckon) ourselves as already dead to sin, and when we do, God infuses the power of new life into us.

How Can I Be More Fruitful for Christ?

Do you ever feel like you aren’t doing much for the Lord? That aren't fruitful for the Lord? Are you ever tempted to envy the gifts or ministries of others?

How to Develop Relational Charisma

Relational charisma is a kind of personal magnetism that everyone can have. If you want it, and if you are willing to work on it intentionally, it’s yours to develop.

Receiving Missionaries Well: How to Welcome Your Sent Ones Back

As church leaders, we do ourselves a disservice if we never stop and give attention to receiving missionaries back in a way that honors the Lord and is loving to our missionaries.

How to Speak Well of Your Spouse in Public All the Time

Learning how to speak well of your spouse is vital to your relationship.  Speaking well of others, especially your spouse also matters to the health of your small group.

Kondo and the Minimalists: Why Marie Kondo and Minimalism Are So Popular

Marie Kondo’s appeal goes far beyond the minimalist movement that seems more suited to spartan men than the average person. Kondo and the minimalists have a message for the church.