Articles for Outreach & Missions

"Since we are called to follow Jesus, it should be our goal to be a friend of sinners as well."

Many churches wish that one Sunday a switch is going to flip and everything will go back to the way things were before. But this re-opening scenario seems unlikely.

We don’t talk about conscience much anymore, and that’s a tragedy because your conscience is a gift from God. It’s a type of moral intuition where you know something before you can articulate it—a kind of “sixth sense.”

"Just because someone calls themself a Christian doesn't mean they are a good representation of Jesus."

"Gossip is nasty. It is never good and should be despised by all who love Christ and his church."

I feel and hear the frustrations that many senior adults have as they see the ways that churches are taking extra precautions. Our senior adults can make the entire process easier, with less contention and with more preference for one another, if you will lead us in love.

If evangelism is a central priority in a church, then evangelism training should be central, as well.

"If you are willing to take the risks and live with some temporary disorientation, I can promise you that God is waiting for you there."