Articles for Outreach & Missions

Real transformation is a slow-cook process, especially for narcissists and abusers. They are hidden from their true selves and prone to re-configure their masks in order to avoid the pain of self-confrontation.

However, like precarious thorns on the stem of a beautiful rose, the fullness of the holidays can also threaten our spiritual, emotional and relational equilibrium in unique ways.

I’d like to offer some thoughts on how controversial and heated topics can become a pathway into empathy, and lead to better public discourse.

People who wouldn’t come some other time of the year show up at Christmas. And we have a great opportunity to tell them about Jesus and to encourage them to come back to church. You can use Christmas services to help your members sense that they are a part of something big and exciting.

We all come into marriage with a past. Our upbringing. Our past experiences. Our previous decisions. Here's why you need to stop comparing your marriage to past relationships.

The book "Bad Religion" focuses on the rise of three heresies—the prosperity gospel, Christian nationalism and God-within theology. I believe these three schools of thought have a tremendous bearing on how we understand and go about missions in the majority world.

A need for revitalization does not necessarily mean an entire church is unhealthy. Even the healthiest of established churches have at least one area...

Christmas blues can hit us when we're not looking for them. We may miss a lost loved one, grieve poor choices, or even feel our lives should be better than they are. Whether you have someone to forgive, or need to forgive yourself, don't let the season knock you down.