Articles for Outreach & Missions
9 Traits of Mean Churches
I am hearing more from long-term members who are quitting church life completely. After collecting information from various former church members about their "mean churches," I found that such churches had nine character traits in common.
Articles for Outreach & Missions
9 Reasons Scripture Memorization Matters
I still remember the first Bible verses I memorized decades ago. I was a young believer saved out of a non-Christian home, and the Bible was new, fresh, and alive to me then. To be honest, though, I often still need to remember why memorization matters.
Outreach Leaders
How To Be Creative on a Deadline
Creativity takes far more courage than most people realize, especially on a deadline.
Articles for Outreach & Missions
8 Blessings of Studying Your Bible
Studying your Bible can sometimes feel burdensome, difficult, confusing and unexciting. But these wonderful blessings come when you are willing to do so.
Articles for Outreach & Missions
10 Ways to Identify Those Who Are Lost
"The Son of Man has come to seek and save those who were lost." (Luke 19:10). But How can we identify those who are lost?
Articles for Outreach & Missions
How Do We Steer a Course Between Compassion and Wisdom?
I believe the Scriptures call us to both compassion and wisdom. But I don’t think the Scriptures call us to an easy answer on these questions.
Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders
3 Ways To Prevent an Attitude of Entitlement in Your Kids
The culture around us has gradually shifted America’s mindset to believe that we all have our rights, including the “right” to have what we want,...
Articles for Outreach & Missions
How to Implement a Healthy Discipleship Process
"There are five questions that must be answered by every church’s leadership about their discipleship strategy."