Outreach Leaders

The idea of a depressed Christian doesn't sit well with us. If we have the hope and love of Jesus in our hearts, how could we possibly be depressed? The reality is more Christians struggle with depression than we realize.

I pray that as I contemplate my grandmother’s glorious, little life, my heart will begin to release its craving for stature and instead look with love at the people and places my Creator has put right in front of me. To see a little life as beautiful instead of punishment is an act of love.

So many of us worship a different God. Oh, it’s still the God of Jacob. The God of Abraham. Yahweh. Jesus Christ. But, as my days...

Faith without works is dead. The message of Jesus will transform a heart and soul, but a loaf of bread will fill a belly. The two must go hand in hand.

Some people believe that hearing the gospel is only useful for evangelism—a message only unbelievers need to hear. Yet the Bible teaches that followers of Jesus need to continue hearing the gospel even after they are born again.

Assimilating new members into the church body can be tricky—but with this handy guide, you can't go wrong.

I don’t believe that power shifts occur one at a time. We in the West tend to think in a linear fashion. Instead of linear, it’s circular. Each power shift gains momentum from and feeds into the others.

The loss of genetic children is a real loss. But, that loss is only physiological. The most valuable image I have to pass on is not my smile or my wife's eyes, but my likeness to Christ. He is restoring his image in me day by day.