Articles for Outreach & Missions

There are a lot of roles our church can fulfill—ministers to the least of these, gospel advocates to the unreached—but one role that we must never take on is that of being the primary discipler of all our kids.

Most churches keep their members so busy they don’t have time to do ministry.

"There are always two kinds of divorces—ones that people see coming a mile away, and those that completely blindside people."

"There can be some tension because you have two different values rubbing against each other."

After 25+ years of working with teenagers I'm convinced that suicidal thoughts among young people are NOT uncommon.

Do You Have to Go to Church to Worship God? My pastor, Ryan Sullivan, at Grace Community Church likens church membership to being hired for a job. As a church member, you have a job do to do.

"Here’s why the fires of church conflict often burn out of control quickly."

Every day, just like with that mall slogan, you and I are invited to build our own kingdom. But we can't blame the retailers and advertising agencies. It's only ever first because of the sin inside of us that we are attracted to the evil outside of us.