Articles for Outreach & Missions

Do Your Emails Make Matters Worse?

If you want to make matters worse with people you know or within your organization or church, these 12 practices will definitely get the results you want.

When Is Satan’s Birthday? (And Other Halloween Issues)

“Daddy, when is satan's birthday? Is Halloween Satan’s birthday party?” I laughed out loud and said, “No. Satan doesn’t have a birthday party because Satan was never born.

8 Reasons People Are Leaving Denominational Churches for Non-Denominational Churches

Though the information is now a decade old, it still seemed highly relevant today. In essence, the data showed that non-denominational churches are now the second largest Protestant group in America.

Is Jesus Nonviolent? A Fresh Look at the Good News

If you want to know what God is like, look at Jesus. Is Jesus nonviolent? Because if Jesus is nonviolent, God is nonviolent.

Can Your Church Be Found?

Just as your church’s physical location matters, so does your church’s location on the Internet. There are 823,000 monthly searches for “churches near me.” Can your church be found?

How To Listen to Preaching

From the Scriptures and catechism, we can draw out four principles on how to listen to preaching.

10 Ways We Create an Unhealthy Culture

Just as with a healthy team environment, creating an unhealthy culture doesn’t happen without intentionality. We almost have to work at it – even when we don’t realize we are doing so.

Why We Are Unlikely to Experience Church Revival

While revival is a gift of God, our church culture doesn’t exhibit some of the characteristics that have preceded God’s great movements. Here are seven thoughts on why we may not see revival in America any time soon.