Articles for Outreach & Missions

10 Differences Between Baby Believers and Believers Who Are Babies

I suspect all churches have at least one of these persons: a person who displays spiritual immaturity because he or she just came to the faith and a person who displays spiritual immaturity because he or she has not been discipled.

Do You Work When You Should Rest?

Jesus often calls us to rest in the areas of life where our flesh wants to work, and to work in the areas of...

10 Ways to Show Gratitude All Year

It's important to thank God and others all year long. Thom Rainer has some great ways to do it.

Let Your Internet Yes Be Your Real-Life Yes

I don’t know when it began, but at some point we stopped living like persons and started living like personas.

How Birth Moms Display the Father’s Love—Adoption

Each person involved in the work of adoption has a role that displays Christ’s glory, but the birth mom is the first to initiate this redemptive journey.

When Your Spouse is Halfway Out the Door

“What am I supposed to do when my husband/wife tells me they want a divorce?”

Reaching Out to Non-Believers This Holiday Season

I believe that prayer by the pastor should be one of the highest moments in public worship services. This moment of public intercession can be absolutely powerful.

The Bible Is Better Than Basic—How to Read the Bible

Many of us have fallen into the belief that the Bible is basically a big book of rules, morality tales and inspirational sayings. But knowing what the Bible really is will answer the question of how to read the Bible.