Articles for Outreach & Missions

Are Missionaries Good for the World?

A recent study has found that missionaries are actually the greatest catalyst in the development and stability of nations.

One-on-One With Tim Keller About Reaching Skeptics With the Gospel

"If you can answer people's questions and also learn how to question people's answers, that's how you can approach having these conversations."

The Lost Art of Feeling Proper Shame

We mustn't shirk feelings of proper shame as we move toward repentance.

Happiness: A Puritan Prayer (and Some Thoughts on the Puritan Stereotype)

People often think of Puritans in a stereotypical view that does not give an accurate description of them. Consider these Puritan prayers.

Small Groups: On Campus or Off Campus

I'm struck by the number of young leaders I know who’ve planted churches in facilities without capacity for small groups, but they now would like the option of groups meeting on a campus.

How I Learned to Embrace the Stand and Greet Time

I just plain need to get over myself, because that’s what the Christian life is all about.

How to Mobilize Our Churches to Finish the Task

More than 2 billion people have never even heard the message of Jesus, so it’s time to take a radical stand and say, “This has to be completed in our generation.”

5 Crucial Attitude Differences Between Churches That Grow and Churches That Don’t

There are some not-so-subtle differences in attitude between churches that grow and churches that don't.